CVE-2017-14483 Race condition in n/a
Local attackers can escalate privileges by modifying the PID file before a root script executes a kill command, due to a race condition in file ownership.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-14483?
CVE-2017-14483 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Sep 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
flower.initd in the Gentoo dev-python/flower package before 0.9.1-r1 for Celery Flower sets PID file ownership to a non-root account, which might allow local users to kill arbitrary processes by leveraging access to this non-root account for PID file modification before a root script executes a "kill `cat /pathname`" command.
Weakness: CWE-362
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-14483?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gentoo Dev-Python-Flower.
How do I fix CVE-2017-14483?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-14483 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-14483 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-14483 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m264-4675-33rq.