CVE-2017-2616 – util-linux: Sending SIGKILL to other processes with root privileges via su
https://notcve.org/view.php?id=CVE-2017-2616
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. Se ha encontrado una condición de carrera en util-linux en versiones anteriores a la 2.32.1 en la forma en la que "su" manejaba los procesos hijo. Un atacante local autenticado podría usar este defecto para matar otros procesos con privilegios de root bajo condiciones específicas. A race condition was found in the way su handled the management of child processes. • http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0654.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96404 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038271 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0907 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2616 https://github.com/karelzak/util-linux/commit/dffab154d29a288aa171ff50263ecc8f2e14a891 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-02 https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3793 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2616 https://bugzilla.r • CWE-267: Privilege Defined With Unsafe Actions CWE-362: Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition') •