CVE-2017-15945
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2017-15945 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2017-10-27 21:29:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2019-10-03 00:03:00 UTC |
| Description | The installation scripts in the Gentoo dev-db/mysql, dev-db/mariadb, dev-db/percona-server, dev-db/mysql-cluster, and dev-db/mariadb-galera packages before 2017-09-29 have chown calls for user-writable directory trees, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging access to the mysql account for creation of a link. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-732
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| 630822 – (CVE-2017-15945) dev-db/{mysql-cluster,mariadb,mysql,percona-server,mariadb-galera}: root privilege escalation via "chown" | CONFIRM | bugs.gentoo.org | Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory |
| MariaDB, MySQL: Root privilege escalation (GLSA 201711-04) — Gentoo security | GENTOO | security.gentoo.org | Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 710355 Gentoo Linux MariaDB, MySQL Root privilege escalation Vulnerability (GLSA 201711-04)