vulnerability

Gentoo Linux: CVE-2017-16820: collectd: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
10
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Nov 14, 2017
Added
Mar 22, 2018
Modified
Aug 13, 2025

Description

A local attacker, who either is already collectd’s system user or
belongs to collectd’s group, could potentially gain root privileges and
cause a Denial of Service condition.

Solution

gentoo-linux-upgrade-app-admin-collectd
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