EUVD-2017-5987

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Gentoo sci-mathematics/gimps package elevation of privilege vulnerability

The Gentoo sci-mathematics/gimps package is a Mersenne prime search package from the Gentoo Foundation. An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in versions of the Gentoo sci-mathematics/gimps package prior to 28.10-r1. A local attacker can exploit this vulnerability to gain privileges by...