CVE-2011-1784 | BDVDB-2026-46165 Detail
Description#
The pidfile_write function in core/pidfile.c in keepalived 1.2.2 and earlier uses 0666 permissions for the (1) keepalived.pid, (2) checkers.pid, and (3) vrrp.pid files in /var/run/, which allows local users to kill arbitrary processes by writing a PID to one of these files.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67477
- http://lists.debian.org/debian-security/2011/05/msg00018.html
- http://lists.debian.org/debian-security/2011/05/msg00012.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/10/5
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47859
- http://www.osvdb.org/72380
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=626281
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44460
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/16/7
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=704039
- http://lists.debian.org/debian-security/2011/05/msg00013.html
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.