Record summary

CVE-2017-18078 has a selected CVSS score of 7.8 (high); EIP currently links 1 catalogued exploit.

Description

systemd-tmpfiles in systemd before 237 attempts to support ownership/permission changes on hardlinked files even if the fs.protected_hardlinks sysctl is turned off, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions via vectors involving a hard link to a file for which the user lacks write access, as demonstrated by changing the ownership of the /etc/passwd file.

Description source: CVE List

Exploitation context

Available material

Catalogued exploits
1

Proofs of concept

1

Catalogued exploits

ExploitDBsystemd (systemd-tmpfiles) < 236 - 'fs.protected_hardlinks=0' Local Privilege EscalationExploitDB exploitby Michael OrlitzkyNot analyzed1 file
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