medium5.5
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.
Impact
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 products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Util-Linux Project | Util-Linux | before 2.32.1 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | Version 8.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Desktop | Versions 6.0, 7.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server | Versions 6.0, 7.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Aus | Versions 7.3, 7.4 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Eus | Versions 7.3, 7.4, 7.5 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Workstation | Versions 6.0, 7.0 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0654.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96404
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038271
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0907
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2616
- https://github.com/karelzak/util-linux/commit/dffab154d29a288aa171ff50263ecc8f2e14a891
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-02
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3793
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0654.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96404
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038271
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0907
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2616
- https://github.com/karelzak/util-linux/commit/dffab154d29a288aa171ff50263ecc8f2e14a891
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-02
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3793