VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-16638
The Gentoo net-misc/vde package before version 2.3.2-r4 may allow members of the "qemu" group to gain root privileges by creating a hard link in a directory on which "chown" is called recursively by the OpenRC service script.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 1.35%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.35%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The Gentoo net-misc/vde package before version 2.3.2-r4 may allow members of the "qemu" group to gain root privileges by creating a hard link in a directory on which "chown" is called recursively by the OpenRC service script.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.35% probability · 70th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-732
- Affected
- vde project/vde
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/603382Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-11Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/603382Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-11Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.