The Gentoo app-admin/collectd package before 5.7.2-r1 sets the ownership of PID file directory to the collectd account, which might allow local users to kill arbitrary processes by leveraging access to this account for PID file modification before a root script sends a SIGKILL (when the service is stopped).
References
Link | Resource |
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103469 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
https://bugs.gentoo.org/628540 | Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory |
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201803-10 | Vendor Advisory |
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History
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Information
Published : 2018-03-19 02:29
Updated : 2024-02-04 19:46
NVD link : CVE-2017-18240
Mitre link : CVE-2017-18240
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-18240
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Products Affected
collectd
- collectd
CWE
CWE-20
Improper Input Validation