DEBIAN-CVE-2017-16933

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-16933
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-16933.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-16933
Upstream
Published
2017-11-24T05:29:00Z
Modified
2025-09-25T22:40:44Z
Severity
  • 7.0 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

etc/initsystem/prepare-dirs in Icinga 2.x through 2.8.1 has a chown call for a filename in a user-writable directory, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging access to the $ICINGA2_USER account for creation of a link.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / icinga2

Package

Name
icinga2
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/icinga2?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.8.4-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:12 / icinga2

Package

Name
icinga2
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/icinga2?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.8.4-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:13 / icinga2

Package

Name
icinga2
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/icinga2?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.8.4-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:14 / icinga2

Package

Name
icinga2
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/icinga2?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.8.4-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}