CVE-2018-11766

hadoop: Privilege escalation to root (Incomplete fix for CVE-2016-6811)

Published Nov 27, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 8.8 High EPSS 3.2% KEV · Not listed
Description
In Apache Hadoop 2.7.4 to 2.7.6, the security fix for CVE-2016-6811 is incomplete. 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-2018-0821 In Apache Hadoop 2.7.4 to 2.7.6, the security fix for CVE-2016-6811 is incomplete. A user who can escalate to yarn user can possibly run arbitrary commands as root user.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-rqj9-cq6j-958r Arbitrary Command Execution in Hadoop
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
apache
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 8:17 AM
Reserved
Jun 5, 2018, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 27, 2018, 2:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:36 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
Nov 27, 2018, 12:00 AM