CVE-2017-2616
util-linux: Sending SIGKILL to other processes with root privileges via su
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Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
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Published · February 22, 2017
Updated · June 30, 2026
Description
A race condition was found in the way su handled the management of child processes. A local authenticated attacker could use this flaw to kill other processes with root privileges under specific conditions.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 5.5CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-267 · Privilege Defined With Unsafe Actions