#VU9616 Privilege escalation in Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - CVE-2017-15097

Vulnerability identifier: #VU9616

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-15097

CWE-ID: CWE-362

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor: Red Hat Inc.

Description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.

The weakness exists due to a race condition in several of the initialization and setup scripts. A local attacker with 'postgres' user privileges can obtain root privileges.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64: 7.0

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External links
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-15097

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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.