CVE-2017-2616

5.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Linux
Status
Util-linux
Vendor
CVE Published:
27 July 2018

Summary

A race condition was found in util-linux before 2.32.1 in the way su handled the management of child processes. A local authenticated attacker could use this flaw to kill other processes with root privileges under specific conditions.

Affected Version(s)

util-linux 2.32.1

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2616
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96404
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0907
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Collectors

NVD DatabaseMitre Database
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