Executive Summary
Summary | |
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Title | util-linux security and bug fix update |
Informations | |||
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Name | RHSA-2017:0907 | First vendor Publication | 2017-04-12 |
Vendor | RedHat | Last vendor Modification | 2017-04-12 |
Severity (Vendor) | N/A | Revision | 01 |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
Cvss vector : N/A | |||
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Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | |||
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Cvss Base Score | 4.7 | Attack Range | Local |
Cvss Impact Score | 6.9 | Attack Complexity | Medium |
Cvss Expoit Score | 3.4 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
Problem Description: An update for util-linux is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section. 2. Relevant releases/architectures: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) - x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) - x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) - x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) - x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) - aarch64, ppc64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) - aarch64, ppc64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) - x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) - x86_64 3. Description: The util-linux packages contain a large variety of low-level system utilities that are necessary for a Linux system to function. Among others, these include the fdisk configuration tool and the login program. Security Fix(es): * A race condition was found 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. (CVE-2017-2616) Red Hat would like to thank Tobias Stöckmann for reporting this issue. Bug Fix(es): * The "findmnt --target 4. Solution: For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 5. Bugs fixed (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/): 1414481 - findmnt --target behaviour changed in 7.3, shows all mount-points in chroot 1418710 - CVE-2017-2616 util-linux: Sending SIGKILL to other processes with root privileges via su |
Original Source
Url : https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0907.html |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
% | Id | Name |
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100 % | CWE-362 | Race Condition |
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
Type | Description | Count |
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Application | 1 | |
Os | 1 | |
Os | 2 | |
Os | 2 | |
Os | 2 | |
Os | 3 | |
Os | 2 |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
Date | Description |
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2017-07-13 | Name : The remote Virtuozzo host is missing a security update. File : Virtuozzo_VZLSA-2017-0907.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2017-06-06 | Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-201706-02.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2017-05-17 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-3276-2.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2017-05-05 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-3276-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2017-05-03 | Name : The remote EulerOS host is missing a security update. File : EulerOS_SA-2017-1084.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2017-05-03 | Name : The remote EulerOS host is missing a security update. File : EulerOS_SA-2017-1083.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2017-04-28 | Name : The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update. File : ala_ALAS-2017-823.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2017-04-14 | Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates. File : centos_RHSA-2017-0907.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2017-04-13 | Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : sl_20170412_util_linux_on_SL7_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2017-04-13 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2017-0907.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2017-04-13 | Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2017-0907.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2017-04-06 | Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : sl_20170321_coreutils_on_SL6_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2017-03-30 | Name : The remote OracleVM host is missing one or more security updates. File : oraclevm_OVMSA-2017-0052.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2017-03-30 | Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2017-0654.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2017-03-27 | Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates. File : centos_RHSA-2017-0654.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2017-03-22 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2017-0654.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2017-03-07 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : openSUSE-2017-306.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2017-03-07 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : openSUSE-2017-305.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2017-03-02 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2017-b11b460865.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2017-03-01 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2017-20710607f5.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2017-02-27 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-3793.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2017-02-27 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security update. File : debian_DLA-838.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2017-02-24 | Name : The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates. File : suse_SU-2017-0553-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2017-02-24 | Name : The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates. File : suse_SU-2017-0555-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2017-02-24 | Name : The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates. File : suse_SU-2017-0554-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
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2018-09-21 17:21:37 |
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2018-07-29 09:21:23 |
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2017-07-14 13:24:51 |
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2017-04-15 13:24:21 |
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2017-04-14 13:22:13 |
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2017-04-13 00:19:14 |
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