Description
The Gentoo net-im/jabberd2 package through 2.6.1 sets the ownership of /var/run/jabber to the jabber account, which might allow local users to kill arbitrary processes by leveraging access to this account for PID file modification before a root script executes a "kill -TERM `cat /var/run/jabber/filename.pid`" command.
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2017-9358 | The Gentoo net-im/jabberd2 package through 2.6.1 sets the ownership of /var/run/jabber to the jabber account, which might allow local users to kill arbitrary processes by leveraging access to this account for PID file modification before a root script executes a "kill -TERM `cat /var/run/jabber/filename.pid`" command. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T21:13:49.150Z
Reserved: 2018-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2017-18226
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Status : Modified
Published: 2018-03-12T04:29:00.273
Modified: 2026-06-17T01:12:26.077
Link: CVE-2017-18226
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EUVD