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CVE-2017-18078
HIGH · CVSS 7.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2018-01-29T05:29:00.213 · Last modified 2026-06-17T01:12:09.830

Summary

systemd-tmpfiles in systemd before 237 attempts to support ownership/permission changes on hardlinked files even if the fs.protected_hardlinks sysctl is turned off, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions via vectors involving a hard link to a file for which the user lacks write access, as demonstrated by changing the ownership of the /etc/passwd file.

Affected products

systemd_project — systemd

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References

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