CVE-2002-0767

simpleinit on Linux systems does not close a read/write FIFO file descriptor before creating a child process, which allows the child process to cause simpleinit to execute arbitrary programs with root privileges...

CVE-2002-0767

The CVE-2002-0767 issue affects Linux systems running the simpleinit component. The root cause is that simpleinit does not close a read/write FIFO file descriptor before forking a child process. Consequently, the child process can cause simpleinit to execute arbitrary programs with root privilege...