The pidfile_write function in core/pidfile.c in keepalived 1.2.2 and earlier uses 0666 permissions for the (1) keepalived.pid, (2) checkers.pid, and (3) vrrp.pid files in /var/run/, which allows local users to kill arbitrary processes by writing a PID to one of these files.
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The pidfile_write function in core/pidfile.c in keepalived 1.2.2 and earlier uses 0666 permissions for the (1) keepalived.pid, (2) checkers.pid, and (3) vrrp.pid files in /var/run/, which allows local users to kill arbitrary processes by writing a PID to one of these files.
| Type | CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|---|
| text | N/A | n/a |
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| Event | Date |
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| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67477 | vdb-entry x_refsource_XF |
| http://lists.debian.org/debian-security/2011/05/msg00018.html | mailing-list x_refsource_MLIST |
| http://lists.debian.org/debian-security/2011/05/msg00012.html | mailing-list x_refsource_MLIST |
| http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/10/5 | mailing-list x_refsource_MLIST |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47859 | vdb-entry x_refsource_BID |
| http://www.osvdb.org/72380 | vdb-entry x_refsource_OSVDB |
| http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=626281 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/44460 | third-party-advisory x_refsource_SECUNIA |
| http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/16/7 | mailing-list x_refsource_MLIST |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=704039 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://lists.debian.org/debian-security/2011/05/msg00013.html | mailing-list x_refsource_MLIST |
| Version | Base score | Base severity | Vector |
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| CAPEC ID | Description |
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| Event | Date |
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The pidfile_write function in core/pidfile.c in keepalived 1.2.2 and earlier uses 0666 permissions for the (1) keepalived.pid, (2) checkers.pid, and (3) vrrp.pid files in /var/run/, which allows local users to kill arbitrary processes by writing a PID to one of these files.
| Date Added | Due Date | Vulnerability Name | Required Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| N/A |
| Type | Version | Base score | Base severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 2.0 | 3.6 | LOW | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P |