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TI-2017-14214 Aliases CVE-2017-20148GHSA-8qrg-f3r4-2pv6

In the ebuild package through logcheck-1.3.23.ebuild for Logcheck on Gentoo, it is…

Priority HIGH 82CWE-732Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

In the ebuild package through logcheck-1.3.23.ebuild for Logcheck on Gentoo, it is possible to achieve root privilege escalation from the logcheck user because of insecure recursive chown calls.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01142 66th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

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:debian:logcheck:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.3.23VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:a:debian:logcheck:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.3.23 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-20148
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8qrg-f3r4-2pv6

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 1

Sources

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