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LIN8-9539 : Security Advisory - util-linux - CVE-2017-2616

Created: Jul 31, 2018    Updated: Dec 3, 2018
Resolved Date: Aug 5, 2018
Found In Version: 8.0
Fix Version: 8.0.0.27
Severity: Standard
Applicable for: Wind River Linux 8
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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