UBUNTU-CVE-2018-0492

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-0492
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2018/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-0492.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-0492
Upstream
Published
2018-04-03T07:29:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:44:37Z
Severity
  • 7.0 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

Johnathan Nightingale beep through 1.3.4, if setuid, has a race condition that allows local privilege escalation.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / beep

Package

Name
beep
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/beep@1.3-3+deb8u1build0.14.04.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.3-3+deb8u1build0.14.04.1

Affected versions

1.*
1.3-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "beep",
            "binary_version": "1.3-3+deb8u1build0.14.04.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2018/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-0492.json"

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / beep

Package

Name
beep
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/beep@1.3-4+deb9u1~build0.16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.3-4+deb9u1~build0.16.04.1

Affected versions

1.*
1.3-3
1.3-4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "beep",
            "binary_version": "1.3-4+deb9u1~build0.16.04.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2018/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-0492.json"