CVE-2017-18240

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…

published March 19, 2018

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
27.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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).

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00354 · 27.8th percentile
Published
2018-03-19T02:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 19 MAR 02:00Z
    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…
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