The Gentoo sci-mathematics/gimps package before 28.10-r1 for Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search (GIMPS) allows local users to gain privileges by creating a hard link under /var/lib/gimps, because an unsafe "chown -R" command is executed.
References
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https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=603408 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
Configurations
Information
Published : 2017-09-15 03:29
Updated : 2019-10-02 17:03
NVD link : CVE-2017-14484
Mitre link : CVE-2017-14484
JSON object : View
CWE
CWE-269
Improper Privilege Management
Products Affected
gentoo
- sci-mathematics-gimps