CVE-2017-6964
published 2017-03-28CVE-2017-6964: dmcrypt-get-device, as shipped in the eject package of Debian and Ubuntu, does not check the return value of the (1) setuid or (2) setgid function, which might…
PriorityP339high7.8CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.47%
38.2th percentile
dmcrypt-get-device, as shipped in the eject package of Debian and Ubuntu, does not check the return value of the (1) setuid or (2) setgid function, which might cause dmcrypt-get-device to execute code, which was intended to run as an unprivileged user, as root. This affects eject through 2.1.5+deb1+cvs20081104-13.1 on Debian, eject before 2.1.5+deb1+cvs20081104-13.1ubuntu0.16.10.1 on Ubuntu 16.10, eject before 2.1.5+deb1+cvs20081104-13.1ubuntu0.16.04.1 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, eject before 2.1.5+deb1+cvs20081104-13.1ubuntu0.14.04.1 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, and eject before 2.1.5+deb1+cvs20081104-9ubuntu0.1 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS.
Affected
7 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| eject | eject | >= 0 < 2.1.5+deb1+cvs20081104-13.1ubuntu0.14.04.1 | 2.1.5+deb1+cvs20081104-13.1ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
| eject | eject | >= 0 < 2.1.5+deb1+cvs20081104-13.1ubuntu0.16.04.1 | 2.1.5+deb1+cvs20081104-13.1ubuntu0.16.04.1 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.17.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.07.2HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
osv7.8HIGH
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GHSA
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ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-13
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dmcrypt-get-device, as shipped in the eject package of Debian and Ubuntu, does not check the return value of the (1) setuid or (2) setgid function, which might cause dmcrypt-get-device to execute code, which was intended to run as an unprivileged user, as root. This affects eject through 2.1.5+deb1+cvs20081104-13.1 on Debian, eject before 2.1.5+deb1+cvs20081104-13.1ubuntu0.16.10.1 on Ubuntu 16.10, eject before 2.1.5+deb1+cvs20081104-13.1ubuntu0.16.04.1 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, eject before 2.1.5+deb1+cvs20081104-13.1ubuntu0.14.04.1 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, and eject before 2.1.5+deb1+cvs20081104-9ubuntu0.1 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS.
OSV
CVE-2017-6964: dmcrypt-get-device, as shipped in the eject package of Debian and Ubuntu, does not check the return value of the (1) setuid or (2) setgid function, wh
osv·2017-03-27·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2017-6964 [HIGH] CVE-2017-6964: dmcrypt-get-device, as shipped in the eject package of Debian and Ubuntu, does not check the return value of the (1) setuid or (2) setgid function, wh
dmcrypt-get-device, as shipped in the eject package of Debian and Ubuntu, does not check the return value of the (1) setuid or (2) setgid function, which might cause dmcrypt-get-device to execute code, which was intended to run as an unprivileged user, as root. This affects eject through 2.1.5+deb1+cvs20081104-13.1 on Debian, eject before 2.1.5+deb1+cvs20081104-13.1ubuntu0.16.10.1 on Ubuntu 16.10, eject before 2.1.5+deb1+cvs20081104-13.1ubuntu0.16.04.1 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, eject before 2.1.5+deb1+cvs20081104-13.1ubuntu0.14.04.1 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, and eject before 2.1.5+deb1+cvs20081104-9ubuntu0.1 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS.
Ubuntu
Eject vulnerability
vendor_ubuntu·2017-03-27
CVE-2017-6964 Eject vulnerability
Title: Eject vulnerability
Summary: Eject could be made to run programs as an administrator.
Ilja Van Sprundel discovered that dmcrypt-get-device incorrectly checked setuid
and setgid return values. A local attacker could use this issue to execute code
as an administrator.
Instructions: In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3823http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97154https://launchpad.net/bugs/1673627https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3246-1/https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3823http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3823http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97154https://launchpad.net/bugs/1673627https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3246-1/
2017-03-28
Published