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man-db before 2.8.5 on Gentoo allows local users (with access to the man user account) to gain root privileges because /usr/bin/mandb is executed by root but not owned by root. (Also, the owner can strip the setuid and setgid bits.)

🗓️ 02 Oct 2025 06:11:01Reported by MicrosoftType 
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Man-db pre-2.8.5 on Gentoo lets local users gain root via /usr/bin/mandb not owned by root.

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02 Oct 2025 06:11Current
7High risk
Vulners AI Score7
CVSS 3.17.8
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