systemd-tmpfiles in systemd before 237 attempts to support ownership/permission changes on hardlinked files even if the fs.protected_hardlinks sysctl is turned off, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions via vectors involving a hard link to a file for which the user lacks write access, as demonstrated by changing the ownership of the /etc/passwd file.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2018-01-29T05:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T21:13:47.523Z

Reserved: 2018-01-28T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2017-18078

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-01-29T05:29:00.213

Modified: 2023-11-07T02:41:50.057

Link: CVE-2017-18078

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2017-12-24T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-18078 - Bugzilla