CVE-2006-2607

Name	CVE-2006-2607
Description	do_command.c in Vixie cron (vixie-cron) 4.1 does not check the return code of a setuid call, which might allow local users to gain root privileges if setuid fails in cases such as PAM failures or resource limits, as originally demonstrated by a program that exceeds the process limits as defined in /etc/security/limits.conf.
Source	CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
Debian Bugs	85609, 86775

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
cron (PTS)	jessie, jessie (lts)	3.0pl1-127+deb8u2	fixed
	stretch (security), stretch (lts), stretch	3.0pl1-128+deb9u2	fixed
	buster	3.0pl1-134+deb10u1	fixed
	bullseye	3.0pl1-137	fixed
	bookworm	3.0pl1-162	fixed
	sid, trixie	3.0pl1-189	fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	Urgency	Origin	Debian Bugs
cron	source	(unstable)	3.0pl1-64	medium		85609, 86775