Description
A race condition was found in util-linux before 2.32.1 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.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DLA |
DLA-838-1 | shadow security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-3793-1 | shadow security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2017-11777 | A race condition was found in util-linux before 2.32.1 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. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3276-1 | shadow vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3276-3 | shadow vulnerability |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2025-06-09T15:37:51.878Z
Reserved: 2016-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2017-2616
Updated: 2024-08-05T14:02:06.892Z
Status : Modified
Published: 2018-07-27T19:29:00.207
Modified: 2024-11-21T03:23:50.350
Link: CVE-2017-2616
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Debian DLA
Debian DSA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN