CVE-2017-14730 json
The init script in the Gentoo app-admin/logstash-bin package before 5.5.3 and 5.6.x before 5.6.1 has "chown -R" calls for user-writable dir…
published 2017-09-25 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-6227
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 28%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The init script in the Gentoo app-admin/logstash-bin package before 5.5.3 and 5.6.x before 5.6.1 has "chown -R" calls for user-writable directory trees, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging access to a $LS_USER account for creation of a hard link.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
0.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 28% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-732 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
References
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gitweb.gentoo.org
/repo/gentoo.git/commit/?id=bbd6cb398c1740c68e9b1b78340c887c58c1fbda
third-party-advisory
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gitweb.gentoo.org
/repo/gentoo.git/commit/?id=18f97c851c209f291b31ae7a902719f1c17c79fa
third-party-advisory
-
github.com
/gentoo/gentoo/pull/5665
third-party-advisory
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bugs.gentoo.org
/628558
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-14730
- NVD CVE-2017-14730
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