CVE-2017-16638

The Gentoo net-misc/vde package before version 2.3.2-r4 may allow members of the "qemu" group to gain root privileges by creating a hard link in a directory on which "chown" is called recursively by the OpenRC service script.
References
Link Resource
https://bugs.gentoo.org/603382 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-11 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:vde_project:vde:*:r4:*:*:*:gentoo:*:*

Information

Published : 2017-11-06 15:29

Updated : 2019-10-02 17:03


NVD link : CVE-2017-16638

Mitre link : CVE-2017-16638


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CWE
CWE-732

Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

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Products Affected

vde_project

  • vde