vulnerability

Alpine Linux: CVE-2017-5618: Incorrect Authorization

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Mar 20, 2017
Added
Aug 30, 2017
Modified
Mar 25, 2026

Description

GNU screen before 4.5.1 allows local users to modify arbitrary files and consequently gain root privileges by leveraging improper checking of logfile permissions.

Solution

alpine-linux-upgrade-screen
Title
Rapid7 Labs

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