Privilege escalation in Netapp Active_iq_performance_analytics_services
CVE-2018-16888
It was discovered systemd does not correctly check the content of PIDFile files before using it to kill processes. When a service is run from an unprivileged user (e.g. User field set in the service file), a local attacker who is able to w…
EPSS: 0.003 (21.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Netapp Active_iq_performance_analytics_services
- Netapp Element_software
- Systemd_project Systemd
- The Systemd Project — versions v237
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 16.04, 18.04, 19.10
- Redhat Enterprise_linux — versions 7.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-16888?
- CVE-2018-16888 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Netapp Active_iq_performance_analytics_services, classified under CWE-250. CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2019-01-14.
- How severe is CVE-2018-16888?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-16888 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.