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DEBIAN-CVE-2017-2616
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-2616
PUBLISHED
CVSS 4.699999809265137 MEDIUM
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.
Risk Scores
CVSS v3.0
4.699999809265137
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | shadow | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:11 | shadow | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:13 | shadow | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:14 | shadow | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:11 | util-linux | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:14 | coreutils | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:11 | coreutils | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:12 | util-linux | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:12 | coreutils | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:13 | util-linux | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:14 | util-linux | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:13 | coreutils | 0, 0, 0 |
Timeline
- Jul 27, 2018 CVE Published
- Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated