Description
Cygwin before 2.5.0 does not properly handle updating permissions when changing users, which allows attackers to gain privileges.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
n/a n/a
n/aaffected
References
- https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-announce/2016-04/msg00020.html ↗
- https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-announce/2016-04/msg00054.html ↗
- https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2016-02/msg00129.html ↗
- https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-announce/2016-02/msg00023.html ↗
- https://sourceware.org/git/?p=newlib-cygwin.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=205862ed08649df8f50b926a2c58c963f571b044 ↗