Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2017-2616 is a local Linux flaw in util-linux su. An authenticated user with system access could, under specific timing conditions, kill root-owned child processes. This is mainly an availability risk, not a data theft or remote compromise issue, but it matters on shared servers and privileged administration hosts. Exposure is most likely on Linux systems running affected util-linux packages, especially multi-user servers where untrusted or semi-trusted users can authenticate locally and use su-related workflows. Treat this as a moderate-priority Linux hygiene issue. It is not described as remotely exploitable, but patching is warranted where many users share systems or root-run services are operationally sensitive. Mitigation focus: Upgrade util-linux using the affected distribution's security advisory packages.; Confirm systems are no longer running util-linux versions before 2.32.1.; Restrict local shell access to trusted users where possible..
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.5 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H1.83.6Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
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5.5MediumVector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2616CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- RHSA-2017:0907CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- GLSA-201706-02CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO
- DSA-3793CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN
- https://github.com/karelzak/util-linux/commit/dffab154d29a288aa171ff50263ecc8f2e14a891CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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