Name: CVE-2017-14798: UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2018-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2017-14798, CWE-61, CWE-362, CVSS 7.3, EPSS 0.00997

A race condition in the postgresql init script could be used by attackers able to access the postgresql account to escalate their privileges to root.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.3
CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Suse	—	Upgrade postgresql-contribUpgrade postgresql-server-develUpgrade postgresql-serverUpgrade postgresql-plperlUpgrade postgresql-plpythonUpgrade postgresql-pltclUpgrade postgresql-docsUpgrade postgresql-initUpgrade postgresqlUpgrade postgresql-testUpgrade postgresql-devel	Nov 27, 2017	Nov 27, 2017

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