CVE-2017-2616

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.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:util-linux_project:util-linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 03:23

Type Values Removed Values Added
CVSS v2 : 4.7
v3 : 4.7
v2 : 4.7
v3 : 5.5
References () http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0654.html - Third Party Advisory () http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0654.html - Third Party Advisory
References () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96404 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96404 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References () http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038271 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry () http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038271 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0907 - Third Party Advisory () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0907 - Third Party Advisory
References () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2616 - Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2616 - Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
References () https://github.com/karelzak/util-linux/commit/dffab154d29a288aa171ff50263ecc8f2e14a891 - Patch, Third Party Advisory () https://github.com/karelzak/util-linux/commit/dffab154d29a288aa171ff50263ecc8f2e14a891 - Patch, Third Party Advisory
References () https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-02 - Third Party Advisory () https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-02 - Third Party Advisory
References () https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3793 - Third Party Advisory () https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3793 - Third Party Advisory

Information

Published : 2018-07-27 19:29

Updated : 2024-11-21 03:23


NVD link : CVE-2017-2616

Mitre link : CVE-2017-2616

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-2616


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Products Affected

redhat

  • enterprise_linux_workstation
  • enterprise_linux_server
  • enterprise_linux_server_eus
  • enterprise_linux_desktop
  • enterprise_linux_server_aus

debian

  • debian_linux

util-linux_project

  • util-linux
CWE
CWE-267

Privilege Defined With Unsafe Actions

CWE-362

Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')