Alpine Linux: CVE-2017-5618: Screen root exploit 4.5.0
7
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
03/20/2017
07/25/2018
08/30/2017
12/04/2019
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(s)
- alpine-linux-upgrade-screen
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