CVE-2017-2616 | BDVDB-2026-105142 Detail
Linuxutil-linux
Description#
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.
Impact#
Per CVSS v3.0: confidentiality impact none, integrity impact none, availability impact high. Attack vector: local.
Weaknesses#
References#
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2616
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96404
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0907
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0654.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-02
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3793
- https://github.com/karelzak/util-linux/commit/dffab154d29a288aa171ff50263ecc8f2e14a891
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038271
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.