#VU67909 Race condition in NetBSD
Published: October 4, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU67909
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
NetBSD
NetBSD
Software vendor:
NetBSD Foundation, Inc
NetBSD Foundation, Inc
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in mail.local(8) (/usr/libexec/mail.local), caused by an insufficient fix for #VU196 (CVE-2016-6253). A local user can exploit the race and escalate privileges on the system.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.