CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-14610

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Bareos version 16.2.6 and earlier creates a PID file after dropping privileges to a non-root account, which may allow local users to kill arbitrary processes by modifying this file before a root script executes a 'kill `cat /pathname`' command.

Risk Assessment

The organization may be exposed to unauthorized termination of processes by local users, potentially leading to system disruptions.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Bareos to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and restrict access to the non-root account.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

bareos-dir, bareos-fd, and bareos-sd in bareos-core in Bareos 16.2.6 and earlier create a PID file after dropping privileges to a non-root account, which might allow local users to kill arbitrary processes by leveraging access to this non-root account for PID file modification before a root script executes a "kill `cat /pathname`" command.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS