CVE-2017-11353 Race condition in n/a

Medium 5.9 Published Updated

A race condition in yadm allows attackers to access SSH and PGP keys due to improper permission handling during file creation.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2017-11353?

CVE-2017-11353 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Jul 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

yadm (yet another dotfile manager) 1.10.0 has a race condition (related to the behavior of git commands in setting permissions for new files and directories), which potentially allows access to SSH and PGP keys.

Weakness: CWE-362

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-11353?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Yadm Project Yadm.

How do I fix CVE-2017-11353?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2017-11353 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-11353 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-11353, GHSA-mpfg-29v5-7398, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-11353.

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