SUSE Linux update for coreutils



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2017-2616
CWE-ID CWE-362
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 SUSE Linux
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor SUSE

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Race condition

EUVDB-ID: #VU6432

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-2616

CWE-ID: CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to race condition within shadow-utils implementation. A local user can kill other processes on the system with root privileges.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux: 11

CPE2.3 External links

https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-04/msg00002.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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