CVE-2017-8108

Public on 2017-06-08
Modified on 2017-06-22
Description
Unspecified tests in Lynis before 2.5.0 allow local users to write to arbitrary files or possibly gain privileges via a symlink attack on a temporary file.
Severity
Important severity
Important
CVSS v3 Base Score
7.8
See breakdown

Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 1 lynis 2017-06-22 ALAS-2017-847 Fixed

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv2 4.6 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD CVSSv2 4.6 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD CVSSv3 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H