VDB
CVE-2017-20148
CVE-2017-20148
PUBLISHED
In the ebuild package through logcheck-1.3.23.ebuild for Logcheck on Gentoo, it is possible to achieve root privilege escalation from the logcheck user because of insecure recursive chown calls.
EPSS 0.33% · 55.9th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.33%
55.9th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | logcheck | *, 1.3.17, 0 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | logcheck | 1.3.23, 0 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | logcheck | 0, 1.3.18 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | logcheck | 0, 1.4.3ubuntu1, 1.4.5 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | logcheck | 0, 1.3.20 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | logcheck | 1.4.3, 0 |
Exploit Intelligence
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/630752 (nist-nvd)
- GLSA-202209-10 (circl)
Timeline
- Sep 20, 2022 CVE Published
- Sep 21, 2022 EPSS Score
- Nov 5, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 2, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 19, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 3, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jun 17, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 31, 2023 EPSS Score
- Sep 14, 2023 EPSS Score
- Oct 29, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-20148 third-party-advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-10 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-20148 third-party-advisory