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CVE-2011-1784
The pidfile_write function in core/pidfile.c in keepalived 1.2.2 and earlier...
Vulnerability Description
The pidfile_write function in core/pidfile.c in keepalived 1.2.2 and earlier uses 0666 permissions for the (1) keepalived.pid, (2) checkers.pid, and (3) vrrp.pid files in /var/run/, which allows local users to kill arbitrary processes by writing a PID to one of these files.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67477
- http://lists.debian.org/debian-security/2011/05/msg00018.html
- http://lists.debian.org/debian-security/2011/05/msg00012.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/10/5
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47859
- http://www.osvdb.org/72380
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=626281
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44460
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/16/7
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=704039
- http://lists.debian.org/debian-security/2011/05/msg00013.html
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Vulnerable Versions:
0, 0.2.1, 0.2.3, 0.2.6, 0.2.7, 0.3.5, 0.3.6, 0.3.7, 0.3.8, 0.4.8, 0.4.9, 0.4.9a, 0.5.3, 0.5.5, 0.5.6, 0.5.7, 0.5.8, 0.5.9, 0.6.1, 0.6.2, 0.6.3, 0.6.4, 0.6.5, 0.6.6, 0.6.7, 0.6.8, 0.6.9, 0.6.10, 0.7.1, 0.7.6, 1.0.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.0.3, 1.1.0, 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3, 1.1.4, 1.1.5, 1.1.6, 1.1.7, 1.1.8, 1.1.9, 1.1.10, 1.1.11, 1.1.12, 1.1.13, 1.1.14, 1.1.15, 1.1.16, 1.1.17, 1.1.18, 1.1.19, 1.1.20, 1.2.0, 1.2.1
Timeline
Official Publish:
May 20th, 2011
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.