CVE-2017-2616
A race condition was found in util-linux before 2.32.1 in the way su handled the management of child processes.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.28%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
A race condition was found in util-linux before 2.32.1 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 3.0
- 4.7 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.28% probability · 20th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-267, CWE-362
- Affected
- util-linux project/util-linux · debian/debian linux · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux server aus · redhat/enterprise linux server eus · redhat/enterprise linux workstation
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 0.3% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0654.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96404Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038271Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0907Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2616Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/karelzak/util-linux/commit/dffab154d29a288aa171ff50263ecc8f2e14a891Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-02Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3793Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0654.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96404Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038271Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0907Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2616Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/karelzak/util-linux/commit/dffab154d29a288aa171ff50263ecc8f2e14a891Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-02Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3793Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.