PT-2017-15451
CVE-2017-2616
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Published
2017-02-22
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Updated
2024-06-15
Description by
CVSS 3.1
5.5
MediumMetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
util-linux versions prior to 2.32.1
Description
A race condition was found 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.
Recommendations
For versions prior to 2.32.1, update to version 2.32.1 or later to resolve the issue.
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