In the cron package through 3.0pl1-128 on Debian, and through 3.0pl1-128ubuntu2 on Ubuntu, the postinst maintainer script allows for group-crontab-to-root privilege escalation via symlink attacks against unsafe usage of the chown and chmod programs.
Add your gear to cvedb and we'll alert you only when cron_project ships something exploited.
Check my exposure →This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Informational only; not professional security advice.