CVE-2017-18188

Published Feb 14, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
OpenRC opentmpfiles through 0.1.3, when the fs.protected_hardlinks sysctl is turned off, allows local users to obtain ownership of arbitrary files by creating a hard link inside a directory on which "chown -R" will be run.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-9323 OpenRC opentmpfiles through 0.1.3, when the fs.protected_hardlinks sysctl is turned off, allows local users to obtain ownership of arbitrary files by creating a hard link inside a directory on which "chown -R" will be run.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Sep 16, 2024, 6:54 PM
Reserved
Feb 14, 2018, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 14, 2018, 8:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:12 AM