QID 710288

Date Published: 2021-09-01

QID 710288: Gentoo Linux EDE Privilege escalation Vulnerability (GLSA 201812-05)

Gentoo Linux is a Linux distribution

A vulnerability in EDE could result in privilege escalation.

Affected Package(s): app-xemacs/ede


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This vulnerability could be exploited to gain remote access to sensitive information and execute commands.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Medium - 4.2 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Critical - 9.3 severity.
  • Solution
    The Vendor has released security update to fix the vulnerability. For more information please visit GLSA 201812-05 for updates and patch information.
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 710288

    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    GLSA 201812-05 Gentoo URL Logo security.gentoo.org/glsa/201812-05