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    CVE-2017-2616

    A race condition was found in util-linux before 2.32.1 in the way su handled the management of child processes. A local authenticated attacker could use this flaw to kill other processes with root privileges under specific conditions.

    Published:Feb 22, 2017
    Last Modified:Jun 9, 2025
    EPS:Jul 27, 2018
    EPSS Score:0.00062
    CVSS Score:5.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Debian
    Product
    Debian Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux Desktop
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux Server
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux Server Aus
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux Server Eus
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux Workstation
    Vendor
    Util-linux Project
    Product
    Util-linux

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    References

    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0654.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96404
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038271
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0907
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2616
    https://github.com/karelzak/util-linux/commit/dffab154d29a288aa171ff50263ecc8f2e14a891
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-02
    https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3793
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0654.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96404
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038271
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0907
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2616
    https://github.com/karelzak/util-linux/commit/dffab154d29a288aa171ff50263ecc8f2e14a891
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-02
    https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3793

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