CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-6299

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The scm plug-in in mock might allow attackers to bypass the intended chroot protection mechanism and gain root privileges via a crafted spec file.

Risk Assessment

The organization may be exposed to unauthorized access to the system, potentially leading to serious security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the scm plug-in in mock to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The scm plug-in in mock might allow attackers to bypass the intended chroot protection mechanism and gain root privileges via a crafted spec file.

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