Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Sep 20, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-20148
CVE-2017-20148
Description
In the ebuild package through logcheck-1.3.23.ebuild for Logcheck on Gentoo, it is possible to achieve root privilege escalation from the logcheck user because of insecure recursive chown calls.
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Affected products
3- logcheck/Logcheckdescription
- Range: <=1.3.23
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- bugs.gentoo.org/630752nvdExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-10nvdThird Party Advisory
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