CVE-2017-12189 Privilege escalation in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform
Local attackers can escalate privileges via unsafe file handling in the JBoss init script, requiring a patch from Red Hat.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-12189?
CVE-2017-12189 is a high-severity vulnerability in Redhat Enterprise Linux, published on 10 Jan 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
It was discovered that the jboss init script as used in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.0.7.GA performed unsafe file handling which could result in local privilege escalation. This issue is a result of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-8656.
Weakness: CWE-282
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-12189?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Redhat Enterprise Linux, Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform.
How do I fix CVE-2017-12189?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2017-12189 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-12189 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-g689-52m8-86fh.