J-Security Center

Title: Arkiea Backup rnavc & nlserverd HOME Environment Variable Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Severity: HIGH

Description:

A local buffer overflow in the handling of the HOME environment variable by the rlserver and rnavc binaries that are part of the Knox Software Arkiea backup application allow local users to obtain root access.

Affected Products:

  • Knox Software Arkeia 4.0.0
  • S.u.S.E. Linux 6.2.0

References:

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