SB2017092018 - Race condition in GNU coreutils
Published: September 20, 2017 Updated: August 8, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017092018
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-1865)
CWE-ID: CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to manipulate data.
fts.c in coreutils 8.4 allows local users to delete arbitrary files.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.