CVE Catalog

CVE-2006-0228

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The RBAC functionality in grsecurity before version 2.1.8 improperly handles when the admin role creates a service and then exits the shell without unauthenticating, causing the service to be restarted with the admin role still active.

Risk Assessment

The risk is that the service may run with unauthorized admin privileges, potentially leading to privilege escalation and system security compromise.

Recommendation

It is recommended to immediately upgrade grsecurity to version 2.1.8 or later, which fixes this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

The RBAC functionality in grsecurity before 2.1.8 does not properly handle when the admin role creates a service and then exits the shell without unauthenticating, which causes the service to be restarted with the admin role still active.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS