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    CVE-2017-20148

    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.

    Published:Sep 20, 2022
    Last Modified:May 29, 2025
    EPS:Sep 20, 2022
    EPSS Score:0.00109
    CVSS Score:9.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Debian
    Product
    Logcheck

    Exploits

    https://bugs.gentoo.org/630752https://bugs.gentoo.org/630752

    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