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

See what this means

CVSS v3 Base Score

7.8

See breakdown

Affected Packages

Platform	Package	Release Date	Advisory
Amazon Linux 1	lynis	2017-06-22 19:19	ALAS-2017-847

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

References

Red Hat: CVE-2017-8108 Mitre: CVE-2017-8108 FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity