Description
The installation scripts in the Gentoo dev-db/mysql, dev-db/mariadb, dev-db/percona-server, dev-db/mysql-cluster, and dev-db/mariadb-galera packages before 2017-09-29 have chown calls for user-writable directory trees, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging access to the mysql account for creation of a link.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2017-7361 | The installation scripts in the Gentoo dev-db/mysql, dev-db/mariadb, dev-db/percona-server, dev-db/mysql-cluster, and dev-db/mariadb-galera packages before 2017-09-29 have chown calls for user-writable directory trees, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging access to the mysql account for creation of a link. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T20:13:05.914Z
Reserved: 2017-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2017-15945
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Status : Modified
Published: 2017-10-27T21:29:00.310
Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033
Link: CVE-2017-15945
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD