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CVE-2017-14730
The init script in the Gentoo app-admin/logstash-bin package before 5.5.3...
Vulnerability Description
The init script in the Gentoo app-admin/logstash-bin package before 5.5.3 and 5.6.x before 5.6.1 has "chown -R" calls for user-writable directory trees, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging access to a $LS_USER account for creation of a hard link.
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.
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Affected Vendor
elasticsearch
View all reports →Affected Software
logstash
Vulnerable Versions:
5.0.0, 5.0.1, 5.0.2, 5.1.1, 5.1.2, 5.2.0, 5.2.1, 5.3.0, 5.3.1, 5.3.2, 5.4.1, 5.4.2, 5.4.3, 5.5.0, 5.5.1, 5.5.2, 5.6.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
September 25th, 2017
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.