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CVE-2017-20148

Published: Sep 20, 2022 | Modified: May 29, 2025
CVSS 3.x
9.8
CRITICAL
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
LOW
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-20148
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/.html

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.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
LogcheckDebian*1.3.23 (including)
LogcheckUbuntubionic*
LogcheckUbuntufocal*
LogcheckUbuntukinetic*
LogcheckUbuntulunar*
LogcheckUbuntumantic*
LogcheckUbuntuoracular*
LogcheckUbuntuplucky*
LogcheckUbuntutrusty*
LogcheckUbuntuxenial*

References

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