In the cron package through 3.0pl1-128 on Debian, and through 3.0pl1-128ubuntu2 on Ubuntu, the postinst maintainer script allows for group-crontab-to-root privilege escalation via symlink attacks against unsafe usage of the chown and chmod programs.
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Affected Vendors & Products
Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DLA |
DLA-1723-1 | cron security update |
Debian DLA |
DLA-2801-1 | cron security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2017-18456 | In the cron package through 3.0pl1-128 on Debian, and through 3.0pl1-128ubuntu2 on Ubuntu, the postinst maintainer script allows for group-crontab-to-root privilege escalation via symlink attacks against unsafe usage of the chown and chmod programs. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-5259-1 | Cron vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-5259-2 | Cron vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-5259-3 | Cron regression |
Fixes
Solution
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Workaround
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References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T17:11:01.621Z
Reserved: 2017-06-09T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2017-9525
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2017-06-09T16:29:02.110
Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860
Link: CVE-2017-9525
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Debian DLA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN