Description
bareos-dir, bareos-fd, and bareos-sd in bareos-core in Bareos 16.2.6 and earlier create a PID file after dropping privileges to a non-root account, which might allow local users to kill arbitrary processes by leveraging access to this non-root account for PID file modification before a root script executes a "kill `cat /pathname`" command.
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2017-6111 | bareos-dir, bareos-fd, and bareos-sd in bareos-core in Bareos 16.2.6 and earlier create a PID file after dropping privileges to a non-root account, which might allow local users to kill arbitrary processes by leveraging access to this non-root account for PID file modification before a root script executes a "kill `cat /pathname`" command. |
References
| Link | Providers |
|---|---|
| https://bugs.bareos.org/view.php?id=847 |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-09-16T17:32:56.136Z
Reserved: 2017-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2017-14610
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Status : Modified
Published: 2017-09-20T18:29:01.610
Modified: 2026-06-17T01:06:28.833
Link: CVE-2017-14610
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
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CWE-665
Improper Initialization
EUVD