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2 vulnerabilities found for util-linux by util-linux_project
CVE-2017-2616 (GCVE-0-2017-2616)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-07-27 19:00 – Updated: 2025-06-09 15:37
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
Assigner
References
8 references
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Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
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| Linux | util-linux |
Affected:
2.32.1
|
Date Public
2017-02-22 00:00
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CVE-2017-2616 (GCVE-0-2017-2616)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2018-07-27 19:00 – Updated: 2025-06-09 15:37
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
SSVC
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Technical Impact: partial
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CWE
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