CVE-2017-2616
shadow - security update
4.7
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.06%
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.
How to fix CVE-2017-2616
To remediate CVE-2017-2616, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/coreutils—upgrade to 8.20-1 or later
- —upgrade to 1:4.4-4 or later
- —upgrade to 1:4.1.5.1-1+deb7u1 or later
- —upgrade to 2.29.2-1 or later
Is CVE-2017-2616 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (4)
- from 0, < 8.20-1
- from 0, < 1:4.4-4
- from 0, < 1:4.1.5.1-1+deb7u1
- from 0, < 2.29.2-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM4.7 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |