Free and open-source vulnerability scanner

Mageni eases for you the vulnerability scanning, assessment, and management process. It is free and open-source.

Install Now

Available for macOS, Windows, and Linux

App screenshot

Huawei EulerOS: Security Advisory for util-linux (EulerOS-SA-2017-1084)

Information

Severity

Severity

Medium

Family

Family

Huawei EulerOS Local Security Checks

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

4.7

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

4 years ago

Modified

Modified

4 years ago

Summary

The remote host is missing an update for the Huawei EulerOS 'util-linux' package(s) announced via the EulerOS-SA-2017-1084 advisory.

Insight

Insight

A race condition was found in the way su handled the management of child processes. A local authenticated attacker could use this flaw to kill other processes with root privileges under specific conditions. (CVE-2017-2616)

Affected Software

Affected Software

'util-linux' package(s) on Huawei EulerOS V2.0SP2.

Detection Method

Detection Method

Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.

Solution

Solution

Please install the updated package(s).

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)