CVE-2017-14730

Description

The init script in the Gentoo app-admin/logstash-bin package before 5.5.3 and 5.6.x before 5.6.1 has "chown -R" calls for user-writable directory trees, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging access to a $LS_USER account for creation of a hard link.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.04%
Third-Party Advisory gentoo.org Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory gentoo.org Third-Party Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugs.gentoo.org/628558 third party advisory
https://gitweb.gentoo.org/repo/gentoo.git/commit/?id=bbd6cb398c1740c68e9b1b78340c887c58c1fbda third party advisory
https://gitweb.gentoo.org/repo/gentoo.git/commit/?id=18f97c851c209f291b31ae7a902719f1c17c79fa third party advisory
https://github.com/gentoo/gentoo/pull/5665 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-14730?
CVE-2017-14730 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-14730?
To fix CVE-2017-14730, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-14730 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-14730 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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