Description
systemd-tmpfiles in systemd before 237 attempts to support ownership/permission changes on hardlinked files even if the fs.protected_hardlinks sysctl is turned off, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions via vectors involving a hard link to a file for which the user lacks write access, as demonstrated by changing the ownership of the /etc/passwd file.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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Debian DLA |
DLA-1762-1 | systemd security update |
Debian DLA |
DLA-1762-2 | systemd regression update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2017-9215 | systemd-tmpfiles in systemd before 237 attempts to support ownership/permission changes on hardlinked files even if the fs.protected_hardlinks sysctl is turned off, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions via vectors involving a hard link to a file for which the user lacks write access, as demonstrated by changing the ownership of the /etc/passwd file. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T21:13:47.523Z
Reserved: 2018-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2017-18078
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Status : Modified
Published: 2018-01-29T05:29:00.213
Modified: 2024-11-21T03:19:18.847
Link: CVE-2017-18078
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Debian DLA
EUVD