UBUNTU-CVE-2017-18078
Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 0
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Published: 29 Jan 2018, 05:29
Last modified:22 Apr 2026, 11:21
Vulnerability Summary
Overall Risk (default)
medium
31/100 CVSS Score
7.8 HIGH
3.1 (osv_ubuntu)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected
Timeline
29 Jan 2018, 05:29
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
22 Apr 2026, 11:21
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated
Description
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.
CVSS Metrics
- v3.1•HIGH•Score: 7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- v3.0•HIGH•Score: 7.8CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Systems
- ubuntu•systemd
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