CVE-2017-14798
local privilege escalation in SUSE postgresql init script
HIGH
7.3
CVSS Score
Published: March 1, 2018 at 07:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:06 AM UTC
3 products affected across 2 vendorsPostgreSQLSUSE Linux Enterprise ServerPostgreSQL
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Severity
HIGH7.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1.0%
Description
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 9.4-0.5.3.1
Affected range stops below 9.4-0.5.3.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v ≤ 9.4-0.5.3.1
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (4)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2017-November/003420.htmlCVSS
7.3HIGHmicrofocus
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-61CWE-362
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