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tcptraceroute Failure To Relinquish Root Privileges Weakness

tcptraceroute fails to properly relinquish all root privileges it obtains after obtaining a file descriptor. This condition is not currently known to be exploitable, however, it could potentially allow for local privilege escalation.







 

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