CVE-2017-18284
N/A
Published: June 4, 2018 at 06:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:12 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorBurp· also runs on 1 platform
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 2.1.32
Affected range stops below 2.1.32, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
gentoo-linux (environment)
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (2)
x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugs.gentoo.org/628770Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
Source: [email protected]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201806-03Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-732
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