UBUNTU-CVE-2017-2616

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2017-2616

    Published: 22 Feb 2017Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-2616

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-2616, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3276-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3276-3, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-2616

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: shadow

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/shadow@1:4.1.5.1-1ubuntu9.4?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1:4.1.5.1-1ubuntu9.4

    Affected versions

    1:4.1.5.1-1ubuntu6
    1:4.1.5.1-1ubuntu7
    1:4.1.5.1-1ubuntu8
    1:4.1.5.1-1ubuntu9
    1:4.1.5.1-1ubuntu9.1
    1:4.1.5.1-1ubuntu9.2

    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
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