CVE-2017-18078

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.

Score
CVSS 3.1 7.8 High
Status
Modified - cve@mitre.org
Published
2018-01-29
Last modified
2024-08-05
Weaknesses
CWE-59

Affected products

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