vulnerability
Gentoo Linux: CVE-2017-2616: Shadow: Multiple vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Jun 6, 2017 | Oct 30, 2017 | Mar 31, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Jun 6, 2017
Added
Oct 30, 2017
Modified
Mar 31, 2026
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.
Solution
gentoo-linux-upgrade-sys-apps-shadow
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