Privilege escalation in Apparmor
CVE-2017-6507
An issue was discovered in AppArmor before 2.12. Incorrect handling of unknown AppArmor profiles in AppArmor init scripts, upstart jobs, and/or systemd unit files allows an attacker to possibly have increased attack surfaces of processes t…
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
EPSS: 0.003 (57.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
- Apparmor
- Canonical Ubuntu_core — versions 15.04
- Canonical Ubuntu_touch — versions 15.04
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-6507?
- CVE-2017-6507 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apparmor, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2017-03-24.
- How severe is CVE-2017-6507?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.