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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).