CVE-2017-11746 Race condition in n/a
Local attackers can exploit a race condition in Tenshi's PID file creation to kill arbitrary processes or escalate privileges via a root script.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-11746?
CVE-2017-11746 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Jul 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Tenshi 0.15 creates a tenshi.pid file after dropping privileges to a non-root account, which might allow local users to kill arbitrary processes by leveraging access to this non-root account for tenshi.pid modification before a root script executes a "kill `cat /pathname/tenshi.pid`" command.
Weakness: CWE-552
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-11746?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Inversepath Tenshi.
How do I fix CVE-2017-11746?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2017-11746 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-11746 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-11746, DLA-1069-1, GHSA-m54q-g6pw-5jv7, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-11746.