Description
The init script in the Gentoo app-admin/logstash-bin package before 5.5.3 and 5.6.x before 5.6.1 has "chown -R" calls for user-writable directory trees, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging access to a $LS_USER account for creation of a hard link.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2017-6227 | The init script in the Gentoo app-admin/logstash-bin package before 5.5.3 and 5.6.x before 5.6.1 has "chown -R" calls for user-writable directory trees, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging access to a $LS_USER account for creation of a hard link. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T19:34:39.923Z
Reserved: 2017-09-25T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2017-14730
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Status : Modified
Published: 2017-09-25T17:29:00.787
Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033
Link: CVE-2017-14730
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD