CVE-2017-14798 HIGH

CVE-2017-14798: local privilege escalation in SUSE postgresql init script

Vendor Suse
Product postgresql-init
Weakness CWE-61
Published March 1, 2018
Last update September 16, 2024
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CVSS base score

7.3/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A race condition in the postgresql init script could be used by attackers able to access the postgresql account to escalate their privileges to root.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

March 1, 2018 CVE published
September 16, 2024 Record updated