CVE-2017-14730

Published Sep 25, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The init script in the Gentoo app-admin/logstash-bin package before 5.5.3 and 5.6.x before 5.6.1 has "chown -R" calls for user-writable directory trees, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging access to a $LS_USER account for creation of a hard link.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-6227 The init script in the Gentoo app-admin/logstash-bin package before 5.5.3 and 5.6.x before 5.6.1 has "chown -R" calls for user-writable directory trees, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging access to a $LS_USER account for creation of a hard link.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 7:34 PM
Reserved
Sep 25, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 25, 2017, 5:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:06 AM