PT-2022-8014 · Logcheck · Logcheck

Michael Orlitzky · Published 2022-09-20 · Updated 2022-10-01 · CVE-2017-20148

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Logcheck versions through 1.3.23

Description The issue allows for root privilege escalation from the logcheck user due to insecure recursive chown calls in the ebuild package for Logcheck on Gentoo.

Recommendations For versions through 1.3.23, consider restricting access to the logcheck user to minimize the risk of exploitation until a patch is available. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Incorrect Permission

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-732

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-20148

Affected Products

Logcheck

References · 8

• 🔥 https://bugs.gentoo.org/630752 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-20148 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-20148 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-10 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-20148 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-20148 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-20148 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/50152 · Telegram Post