CVE-2017-18270
Linux Kernel Keyring Escalation/Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description
In the Linux kernel before 4.13.5, a local user could create keyrings for other users via keyctl commands, setting unwanted defaults or causing a denial of service.
INFO
Published Date :
May 18, 2018, 4:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 3:19 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | LOW | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.0 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update the affected kernel packages.
- Reboot the system after updating.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2017-18270.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-18270 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-18270
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2017-18270 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2017-18270 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=237bbd29f7a049d310d907f4b2716a7feef9abf3 Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104254 Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1580979 Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1856774#c11 Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1856774#c9 Added Reference https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/237bbd29f7a049d310d907f4b2716a7feef9abf3 Added Reference https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K37301725 Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/ Added Reference https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.13.5 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 14, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1856774#c11 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1856774#c9 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K37301725 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1580979 [No Types Assigned] -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 03, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-255 CWE-264 NVD-CWE-noinfo -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 24, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/ [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jun. 19, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104254 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104254 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/237bbd29f7a049d310d907f4b2716a7feef9abf3 No Types Assigned https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/237bbd29f7a049d310d907f4b2716a7feef9abf3 Patch Changed Reference Type http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=237bbd29f7a049d310d907f4b2716a7feef9abf3 No Types Assigned http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=237bbd29f7a049d310d907f4b2716a7feef9abf3 Patch Changed Reference Type https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.13.5 No Types Assigned https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.13.5 Release Notes Added CWE CWE-255 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.13.5 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 25, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104254 [No Types Assigned]
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.1
Base CVSS Score: 3.6
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.02 }} -0.00%
score
0.02292
percentile