CVE-2017-11746 Tenshi 0.15 creates a tenshi.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 tensh...
HighCVSS 7.5
EPSS 1.1%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
Tenshi 0.15 creates a tenshi.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 tenshi.pid modification before a root script executes a "kill cat /pathname/tenshi.pid" command.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| debian/tenshi(Debian:12) | < 0.13-2.1 | 0.13-2.1 |
| debian/tenshi(Debian:13) | < 0.13-2.1 | 0.13-2.1 |
| inversepath tenshi | = 0.15 | No fix listed |
References
- Debian Security Tracker CVE-2017-11746 vendor-advisory
- github.com third-party-advisory
- GLSA-201804-18 vendor-advisory
- bugs.debian.org issue-tracking