CVE-2017-18240

Published Mar 19, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The Gentoo app-admin/collectd package before 5.7.2-r1 sets the ownership of PID file directory to the collectd account, which might allow local users to kill arbitrary processes by leveraging access to this account for PID file modification before a root script sends a SIGKILL (when the service is stopped).

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-9371 The Gentoo app-admin/collectd package before 5.7.2-r1 sets the ownership of PID file directory to the collectd account, which might allow local users to kill arbitrary processes by leveraging access to this account for PID file modification before a root script sends a SIGKILL (when the service is stopped).
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 9:13 PM
Reserved
Mar 18, 2018, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 19, 2018, 2:29 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:12 AM