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CVE-2017-2616
Published: Jul 27, 2018
Modified: Jun 9, 2025
PUBLISHED
CVSS v3.0
5.5
MEDIUM
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
Linux | util-linux | affected 2.32.1 |
Weaknesses (CWE)
CVSS v3.0 Details
CVSS v3.0 Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
References
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2616
x_refsource_CONFIRM
96404
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
RHSA-2017:0907
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
RHSA-2017:0654
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
GLSA-201706-02
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
DSA-3793
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
1038271
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
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