VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2011-1784
The pidfile_write function in core/pidfile.c in keepalived 1.2.2 and earlier uses 0666 permissions for the (1) keepalived.pid, (2) checkers.pid, and (3) vrrp.pid files in /var/run/, which allows local users to kill arbitrary processes by writing a PID…
LOW 3.6EPSS 0.37%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.37%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The pidfile_write function in core/pidfile.c in keepalived 1.2.2 and earlier uses 0666 permissions for the (1) keepalived.pid, (2) checkers.pid, and (3) vrrp.pid files in /var/run/, which allows local users to kill arbitrary processes by writing a PID to one of these files.
- CVSS 2.0
- 3.6 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.37% probability · 30th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- keepalived/keepalived
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=626281
- http://lists.debian.org/debian-security/2011/05/msg00012.html
- http://lists.debian.org/debian-security/2011/05/msg00013.html
- http://lists.debian.org/debian-security/2011/05/msg00018.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/10/5
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/16/7
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44460Vendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/72380
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47859
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=704039
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67477
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=626281
- http://lists.debian.org/debian-security/2011/05/msg00012.html
- http://lists.debian.org/debian-security/2011/05/msg00013.html
- http://lists.debian.org/debian-security/2011/05/msg00018.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/10/5
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/16/7
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44460Vendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/72380
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47859
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=704039
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67477
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.