Vulnerability in Linux Kernel

CVE-1999-1276

fte-console in the fte package before 0.46b-4.1 does not drop root privileges, which allows local users to gain root access via the virtual console device.

EPSS: 0.003 (26.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Linux Linux_kernel — versions 2.6.20.1
Debian Debian_linux — versions 2.1
N/a — versions n/a

References

cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Patch, x_refsource_DEBIAN, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)