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splitvt — security advisory
misc.c in splitvt 1.6.6 and earlier does not drop group privileges before executing xprop, which allows local users to gain privileges.
- Products
- splitvt
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 1.6.6-4
- CVEs
- CVE-2008-0162
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 22:40 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
misc.c in splitvt 1.6.6 and earlier does not drop group privileges before executing xprop, which allows local users to gain privileges.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2008-0162
splitvt
Fixed versions: 1.6.6-4
splitvt
Fixed versions: 1.6.6-4
splitvt
Fixed versions: 1.6.6-4
Complete source record
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