CVE-2016-20015
In the ebuild package through smokeping-2.7.3-r1 for SmokePing on Gentoo, the initscript allows...
In the ebuild package through smokeping-2.7.3-r1 for SmokePing on Gentoo, the initscript allows the smokeping user to gain ownership of any file, allowing for the smokeping user to gain root privileges. There is a race condition involving /var/lib/smokeping and chown.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In the ebuild package through smokeping-2.7.3-r1 for SmokePing on Gentoo, the initscript allows the smokeping user to gain ownership of any file, allowing for the smokeping user to gain root privileges. There is a race condition involving /var/lib/smokeping and chown.
- Record
CVE-2016-20015- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-362
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
In the ebuild package through smokeping-2.7.3-r1 for SmokePing on Gentoo, the initscript allows the smokeping user to gain ownership of any file, allowing for the smokeping user to gain root privileges. There is a race condition involving /var/lib/smokeping and chown.
- Record
CVE-2016-20015- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-362
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-3103
In the ebuild package through smokeping-2.7.3-r1 for SmokePing on Gentoo, the initscript allows the smokeping user to gain ownership of any file, allowing for the smokeping user to gain root privileges. There is a race condition involving /var/lib/smokeping and chown.
- Record
EUVD-2016-3103- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8hvh-7pr8-r6wh
In the ebuild package through smokeping-2.7.3-r1 for SmokePing on Gentoo, the initscript allows...
In the ebuild package through smokeping-2.7.3-r1 for SmokePing on Gentoo, the initscript allows the smokeping user to gain ownership of any file, allowing for the smokeping user to gain root privileges. There is a race condition involving /var/lib/smokeping and chown.
- Record
GHSA-8hvh-7pr8-r6wh- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-362
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-20015
In the ebuild package through smokeping-2.7.3-r1 for SmokePing on Gentoo, the initscript allows the smokeping user to gain ownership of any file, allowing for the smokeping user to gain root privileges. There is a race condition involving /var/lib/smokeping and chown.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-20015- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
smokepingUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.6.11-12.6.11-2 |
None known |
smokepingUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.6.11-32.6.11-4 |
None known |
smokepingUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.7.3-22.7.3-2ubuntu20.04.1 |
None known |
smokepingUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.7.3-3 |
None known |
smokepingUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.7.3-4.12.7.3-4.22.8.2+ds-1 |
None known |
smokepingUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.8.2+ds-1 |
None known |
smokepingUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.8.2+ds-1build12.8.2+ds-2 |
None known |
smokepingUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.8.2+ds-12.8.2+ds-1build1 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-20015 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Smokeping, published September 20, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.66%, the 51st percentile. No source names a fixed version.