CVE-2016-6811

hadoop: privilege escalation to root

Published Apr 11, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 8.8 High EPSS 2.6% KEV · Not listed
Description
In Apache Hadoop 2.x before 2.7.4, a user who can escalate to yarn user can possibly run arbitrary commands as root user.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-4546 In Apache Hadoop 2.x before 2.7.4, a user who can escalate to yarn user can possibly run arbitrary commands as root user.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-mf7c-35mq-75pj Insecure Inherited Permissions in Apache Hadoop
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Sep 16, 2024, 11:25 PM
Reserved
Aug 12, 2016, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 11, 2017, 2:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:51 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
May 1, 2018, 12:00 AM