Tenshi 0.15 creates a tenshi.pid file after dropping privileges to a non-root account, which might allow local users to kill arbitrary processes by leveraging access to this non-root account for tenshi.pid modification before a root script executes a "kill `cat /pathname/tenshi.pid`" command.
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Affected Vendors & Products
Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DLA |
DLA-1069-1 | tenshi security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2017-3356 | Tenshi 0.15 creates a tenshi.pid file after dropping privileges to a non-root account, which might allow local users to kill arbitrary processes by leveraging access to this non-root account for tenshi.pid modification before a root script executes a "kill `cat /pathname/tenshi.pid`" command. |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T18:19:38.943Z
Reserved: 2017-07-30T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2017-11746
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2017-07-30T16:29:00.187
Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860
Link: CVE-2017-11746
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Debian DLA
EUVD