CVE-2017-18078

Description

systemd-tmpfiles in systemd before 237 attempts to support ownership/permission changes on hardlinked files even if the fs.protected_hardlinks sysctl is turned off, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions via vectors involving a hard link to a file for which the user lacks write access, as demonstrated by changing the ownership of the /etc/passwd file.

References

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/01/29/4

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00022.html

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2018-02/msg00109.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3