Gentoo Linux: CVE-2017-20148: Logcheck: Root privilege escalation
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(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
09/20/2022
09/26/2022
09/26/2022
09/26/2022
Description
In the ebuild package through logcheck-1.3.23.ebuild for Logcheck on Gentoo, it is possible to achieve root privilege escalation from the logcheck user because of insecure recursive chown calls.
Solution(s)
- gentoo-linux-upgrade-app-admin-logcheck
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