SB2022092632 - Gentoo update for Smokeping
Published: September 26, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022092632
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-20147)
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.