CVE-2017-14798 : A race condition in the postgresql init script could be used by attackers able t

A race condition in the postgresql init script could be used by attackers able to access the postgresql account to escalate their privileges to root.

Published 2018-03-01 20:29:00

Updated 2019-10-03 00:03:26

Source SUSE

View at NVD, CVE.org

Products affected by CVE-2017-14798

Suse » Suse Linux Enterprise Server » Version: 11 Update SP3
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:11:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
Postgresql » Postgresql
Versions before (<) 9.4-0.5.3.1
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions

EPSS FAQ

0.14%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 49 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
6.9	MEDIUM	AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C	3.4	10.0	NIST
Access Vector: Local Access Complexity: Medium Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: Complete Integrity Impact: Complete Availability Impact: Complete
7.3	HIGH	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	1.3	5.9	SUSE
Attack Vector: Local Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: Low User Interaction: Required Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: High Integrity: High Availability: High
7.0	HIGH	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	1.0	5.9	NIST
Attack Vector: Local Attack Complexity: High Privileges Required: Low User Interaction: None Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: High Integrity: High Availability: High

CWE-61 UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following

The product, when opening a file or directory, does not sufficiently account for when the file is a symbolic link that resolves to a target outside of the intended control sphere. This could allow an attacker to cause the product to operate on unauthorized files.

Assigned by: meissner@suse.de (Secondary)
CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

The product contains a concurrent code sequence that requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence operating concurrently.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

http://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2017-November/003420.html

SUSE-SU-2017:3107-1: moderate: Security update for postgresql-init
Issue Tracking;Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45184/

PostgreSQL 9.4-0.5.3 - Privilege Escalation
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1062722

Bug 1062722 – VUL-0: CVE-2017-14798: postgresql-init: LPE via postgres init script
Issue Tracking
https://www.suse.com/de-de/security/cve/CVE-2017-14798/

CVE-2017-14798 | SUSE
Vendor Advisory

Jump to