CVE-2017-15945

Description

The installation scripts in the Gentoo dev-db/mysql, dev-db/mariadb, dev-db/percona-server, dev-db/mysql-cluster, and dev-db/mariadb-galera packages before 2017-09-29 have chown calls for user-writable directory trees, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging access to the mysql account for creation of a link.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.03%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugs.gentoo.org/630822 third party advisory issue tracking
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-04 vendor advisory third party advisory issue tracking

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-15945?
CVE-2017-15945 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-15945?
To fix CVE-2017-15945, 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-2017-15945 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-15945 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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