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TI-2017-13373 Aliases CVE-2017-18188GHSA-v99h-q3gx-w24x

OpenRC opentmpfiles through 0.1.3, when the fs.protected_hardlinks sysctl is turned off…

Priority LOW 25CWE-59Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-59 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

OpenRC opentmpfiles through 0.1.3, when the fs.protected_hardlinks sysctl is turned off, allows local users to obtain ownership of arbitrary files by creating a hard link inside a directory on which "chown -R" will be run.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00403 34th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openr:opentmpfiles:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 0.1.3VulnerableOpenr
  • cpe:2.3:a:openr:opentmpfiles:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.1.3 Vulnerable ·Openr

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-18188
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v99h-q3gx-w24x

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2017-14073 opentmpfiles through 0.3.1 allows local users to take ownership of arbitrary files… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5

Sources

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