systemd-tmpfiles in systemd before 237 attempts to support ownership/permission changes on hardlinked files even if the fs.protected_hardlinks sysctl is turned off, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions via vectors involving a hard link to a file for which the user lacks write access, as demonstrated by changing the ownership of the /etc/passwd file.
References
Information
Published : 2018-01-28 21:29
Updated : 2022-01-31 10:24
NVD link : CVE-2017-18078
Mitre link : CVE-2017-18078
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CWE
CWE-59
Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Products Affected
debian
- debian_linux
systemd_project
- systemd
opensuse
- leap