RHSA-2017:0654Vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0654.html CVE-2017-2616
MEDIUM
Record summary
CVE-2017-2616 has a selected CVSS score of 5.5 (medium).
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.
Description source: CVE List
Exploitation context
CISA SSVC decision
ExploitationNone
AutomatableNo
Technical impactPartial
CISA Coordinator · SSVC 2.0.3 · Evaluated Jun 9, 2025 · Source: CVE List
Affected products and versions
1| Product | Source | Version range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
util-linuxBrowse Linux / util-linux | CVE List | 2.32.1 | affected |
References
996404vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96404 1038271vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038271 RHSA-2017:0907Vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0907 bugzilla.redhat.comConfirmation
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2616 github.comConfirmation
https://github.com/karelzak/util-linux/commit/dffab154d29a288aa171ff50263ecc8f2e14a891 nvd.nist.gov
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2616 GLSA-201706-02Vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-02 DSA-3793Vendor advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3793