vulnerability
Gentoo Linux: CVE-2017-18284: BURP: Multiple vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P) | Jun 4, 2018 | Jun 14, 2018 | Mar 31, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
Published
Jun 4, 2018
Added
Jun 14, 2018
Modified
Mar 31, 2026
Description
The Gentoo app-backup/burp package before 2.1.32 sets the ownership of the PID file directory to the burp account, which might allow local users to kill arbitrary processes by leveraging access to this account for PID file modification before a root script sends a SIGKILL.
Solution
gentoo-linux-upgrade-app-backup-burp
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