DEBIAN-CVE-2017-2616

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-2616
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-2616.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-2616
Upstream
Published
2018-07-27T19:29:00Z
Modified
2025-09-25T22:40:24Z
Severity
  • 4.7 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

A race condition was found in util-linux before 2.32.1 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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11

coreutils

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
8.20-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

shadow

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:4.4-4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

util-linux

Package

Name
util-linux
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/util-linux?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.29.2-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Debian:12

coreutils

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
8.20-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

shadow

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:4.4-4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

util-linux

Package

Name
util-linux
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/util-linux?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.29.2-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Debian:13

coreutils

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
8.20-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

shadow

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:4.4-4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

util-linux

Package

Name
util-linux
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/util-linux?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.29.2-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Debian:14

coreutils

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
8.20-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

shadow

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:4.4-4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

util-linux

Package

Name
util-linux
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/util-linux?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.29.2-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}