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LIN6-14813 : Security Advisory - util-linux - CVE-2017-2616

Created: Jul 31, 2018    Updated: Dec 16, 2018
Resolved Date: Nov 18, 2018
Found In Version: 6.0
Fix Version: 6.0.0.38
Severity: Standard
Applicable for: Wind River Linux 6
Component/s: Userspace

Description

A race condition was found in util-linux before 2.32.1 in the way su handled the management of child processes. A local authenticated attacker could use this flaw to kill other processes with root privileges under specific conditions.

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2616

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