vulnerability
Gentoo Linux: CVE-2017-20147: Smokeping: Multiple vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Sep 20, 2022 | Sep 26, 2022 | Aug 13, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Sep 20, 2022
Added
Sep 26, 2022
Modified
Aug 13, 2025
Description
In the ebuild package through smokeping-2.7.3-r1 for SmokePing on Gentoo, the initscript uses a PID file that is writable by the smokeping user. By writing arbitrary PIDs to that file, the smokeping user can cause a denial of service to arbitrary PIDs when the service is stopped.
Solution
gentoo-linux-upgrade-net-analyzer-smokeping
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