CVE-2017-20148 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can escalate privileges to root via insecure recursive chown calls in the logcheck package on Gentoo systems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-20148?
CVE-2017-20148 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Sep 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In the ebuild package through logcheck-1.3.23.ebuild for Logcheck on Gentoo, it is possible to achieve root privilege escalation from the logcheck user because of insecure recursive chown calls.
Weakness: CWE-732
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-20148?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Debian Logcheck.
How do I fix CVE-2017-20148?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-20148 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-20148 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2017-20148 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8qrg-f3r4-2pv6, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-20148.