High severity7.1OSV Advisory· Published Jun 4, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-18284
CVE-2017-18284
Description
The Gentoo app-backup/burp package before 2.1.32 sets the ownership of the PID file directory to the burp account, which might allow local users to kill arbitrary processes by leveraging access to this account for PID file modification before a root script sends a SIGKILL.
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Affected products
2- Range: <2.1.32
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- bugs.gentoo.org/628770nvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201806-03nvdVendor Advisory
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