vulnerability
Debian: CVE-2017-2616: coreutils, shadow, util-linux -- security update
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Feb 23, 2017 | Feb 25, 2017 | Aug 15, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Feb 23, 2017
Added
Feb 25, 2017
Modified
Aug 15, 2025
Description
A race condition was found in util-linux before 2.32.1 in the way su handled the management of child processes. A local authenticated attacker could use this flaw to kill other processes with root privileges under specific conditions.
Solutions
debian-upgrade-coreutilsdebian-upgrade-shadowdebian-upgrade-util-linux
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