The daily mandb cleanup job in Man-db before 2.7.6.1-1 as packaged in Ubuntu and Debian…
Priority LOW 36CWE-284Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284.
Summary
The daily mandb cleanup job in Man-db before 2.7.6.1-1 as packaged in Ubuntu and Debian allows local users with access to the man account to gain privileges via vectors involving insecure chown use.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01047 64th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:man-db_project:man-db:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2.7.6.1 | Vulnerable | Man-db Project |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* | 12.04 | Running on | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 14.04 | Running on | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 16.04 | Running on | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0 | Running on | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.0 | Running on | Debian |
- cpe:2.3:a:man-db_project:man-db:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.7.6.1 Vulnerable ·Man-db Project
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* Versions 12.04 Running on ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 14.04 Running on ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 16.04 Running on ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Running on ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Running on ·Debian
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-1336
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v8g2-q7cg-qvg6
References
Exploit 2
Advisory 5
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/man-db/+bug/1482786
- http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2015/CVE-2015-1336.html
- GLSA-201707-12
- [oss-security] 20151214 Re: User man Local Root Exploit/Linux Kernel setgid Directory Privilege Escalation/PAM Owner Check Weakness
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=840357
More Man-db Project Man-db vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-15305 man-db before 2.8.5 on Gentoo allows local users (with access to the man user account) to… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2015-1336 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-1336 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v8g2-q7cg-qvg6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2015-1336 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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