CVE-2017-18240 Privilege escalation in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published 19 Mar 2018 Updated 5 Aug 2024

Local attackers can kill arbitrary processes by modifying PID files due to insecure directory ownership in the collectd package.

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-2017-18240?

CVE-2017-18240 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Mar 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Gentoo app-admin/collectd package before 5.7.2-r1 sets the ownership of PID file directory to the collectd account, which might allow local users to kill arbitrary processes by leveraging access to this account for PID file modification before a root script sends a SIGKILL (when the service is stopped).

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-18240?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Collectd Collectd.

How do I fix CVE-2017-18240?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-18240 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2017-18240 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-18240 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-588v-mxh5-4p2f.