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    CVE-2017-14730

    The init script in the Gentoo app-admin/logstash-bin package before 5.5.3 and 5.6.x before 5.6.1 has "chown -R" calls for user-writable directory trees, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging access to a $LS_USER account for creation of a hard link.

    Published:Sep 25, 2017
    Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
    EPS:Sep 25, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.00045
    CVSS Score:7.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Elasticsearch
    Product
    Logstash
    Vendor
    Gentoo
    Product
    Linux

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High