SB2017030128 - Improper Privilege Management in screen (Alpine package)
Published: March 1, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017030128
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Improper Privilege Management (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5618)
The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to execute arbitrary code.
GNU screen before 4.5.1 allows local users to modify arbitrary files and consequently gain root privileges by leveraging improper checking of logfile permissions.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.