CVE-2001-0912: Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux

High severity, CVSS 7.2. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Packaging error for expect 8.3.3 in Mandrake Linux 8.1 causes expect to search for its libraries in the /home/snailtalk directory before other directories, which could allow a local user to gain root privileges.

Affected products

• Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux: version 8.1 only

Published 2001-11-30. Last modified 2026-06-16.