Juju CVE-2017-8849 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

BID:98737

Info

Juju CVE-2017-8849 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 98737
Class: Configuration Error
CVE: CVE-2017-9232
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: May 27 2017 12:00AM
Updated: May 27 2017 12:00AM
Credit: Ryan Beisner
Vulnerable: Juju Juju 2.1
Juju Juju 2.0
Not Vulnerable: Juju Juju 2.1.3
Juju Juju 2.0.4
Juju Juju 1.25.12

Discussion

Juju CVE-2017-8849 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Juju is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability.

A local attacker can exploit this issue to gain elevated root privileges.

The following versions are affected:

Versions prior to Juju 1.25.12
Juju versions 2.0.x prior to 2.0.4 and
Juju versions 2.1.x prior to 2.1.3

Exploit / POC

Juju CVE-2017-8849 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

The researcher who discovered this issue has created a proof-of-concept. Please see the references for more information.

Solution / Fix

Juju CVE-2017-8849 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

References

Juju CVE-2017-8849 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

References:

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