enlightenment_sys in Enlightenment before 0.25.4 allows local users to gain privileges because it is setuid root, and the system library function mishandles pathnames that begin with a /dev/.. substring.

The remote Fedora 37 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2022-7090749bf4 advisory.

    Update efl to 1.26.3, enlightenment to 0.25.4. Fixes CVE-2022-37706

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Fedora 36 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2022-0cc77b384a advisory.

    Update efl to 1.26.3, enlightenment to 0.25.4. Fixes CVE-2022-37706

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Fedora 35 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2022-bafb72fdc0 advisory.

    Update efl to 1.26.3, enlightenment to 0.25.4. Fixes CVE-2022-37706

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote SUSE Linux SUSE15 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the openSUSE-SU-2022:10153-1 advisory.

  - enlightenment_sys in Enlightenment before 0.25.4 allows local users to gain privileges because it is     setuid root, and the system library function mishandles pathnames that begin with a /dev/.. substring.
    (CVE-2022-37706)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Debian 11 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dsa-5233 advisory.

  - enlightenment_sys in Enlightenment before 0.25.4 allows local users to gain privileges because it is     setuid root, and the system library function mishandles pathnames that begin with a /dev/.. substring.
    (CVE-2022-37706)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Debian 10 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-3115 advisory.

    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3115-1                debian-lts@lists.debian.org     https://www.debian.org/lts/security/               Emilio Pozuelo Monfort     September 19, 2022                            https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Package        : e17     Version        : 0.22.4-2+deb10u1     CVE ID         : CVE-2022-37706

    Maher Azzouzi found a local root escalation vulnerability in     Enlightenment, an X11 window manager.

    For Debian 10 buster, this problem has been fixed in version     0.22.4-2+deb10u1.

    We recommend that you upgrade your e17 packages.

    For the detailed security status of e17 please refer to     its security tracker page at:
    https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/e17

    Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply     these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be     found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
211171	Fedora 37 : efl / enlightenment (2022-7090749bf4)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	high
169272	Fedora 36 : efl / enlightenment (2022-0cc77b384a)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	high
169176	Fedora 35 : efl / enlightenment (2022-bafb72fdc0)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	high
166308	openSUSE 15 Security Update : enlightenment (openSUSE-SU-2022:10153-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
165331	Debian DSA-5233-1 : e17 - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	high
165256	Debian dla-3115 : e17 - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	high

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