CVE-2017-20148

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.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://bugs.gentoo.org/630752	Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-10	Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.gentoo.org/630752	Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-10	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:debian:logcheck:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

29 May 2025, 14:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE		CWE-732

21 Nov 2024, 03:22

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2022-09-20 18:15

Updated : 2025-05-29 14:15

NVD link : CVE-2017-20148

Mitre link : CVE-2017-20148

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-20148

JSON object : View

Products Affected

debian

logcheck

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo CWE-732

Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

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