Gentoo update for Smokeping



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2017-20147
CWE-ID CWE-264
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Gentoo Linux
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

net-analyzer/smokeping
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Gentoo

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU67641

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-20147

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to the initscript in smokeping on Gentoo uses a PID file that is writable by the smokeping user. A local user can write an arbitrary number to the PID file and prevent smokeping from starting.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
net-analyzer/smokeping to version:

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

net-analyzer/smokeping: before 2.7.3-r1

CPE2.3 External links

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-08


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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