CVE-2018-18629

High

Description

An issue was discovered in the Keybase command-line client before 2.8.0-20181023124437 for Linux. An untrusted search path vulnerability in the keybase-redirector application allows a local, unprivileged user on Linux to gain root privileges via a Trojan horse binary.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
ProductKeybase
PublishedDec 20, 2018
First seenDec 20, 2018

How to fix

Update
  • keybase keybase2.8.0-20181023124437 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
keybase keybasev < 2.8.0-201810231244372.8.0-20181023124437

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