CVE-2017-11565

Published Jul 23, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 1.3% KEV · Not listed
Description
debian/tor.init in the Debian tor_0.2.9.11-1~deb9u1 package for Tor was designed to execute aa-exec from the standard system pathname if the apparmor package is installed, but implements this incorrectly (with a wrong assumption that the specific pathname would remain the same forever), which allows attackers to bypass intended AppArmor restrictions by leveraging the silent loss of this protection mechanism. NOTE: this does not affect systems, such as default Debian stretch installations, on which Tor startup relies on a systemd unit file (instead of this tor.init script).

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-3180 debian/tor.init in the Debian tor_0.2.9.11-1~deb9u1 package for Tor was designed to execute aa-exec from the standard system pathname if the apparmor package is installed, but implements this incorrectly (with a wrong assumption that the specific pathname would remain the same forever), which allows attackers to bypass intended AppArmor restrictions by leveraging the silent loss of this protection mechanism. NOTE: this does not affect systems, such as default Debian stretch installations, on which Tor startup relies on a systemd unit file (instead of this tor.init script).
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 6:12 PM
Reserved
Jul 23, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 23, 2017, 8:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:02 AM