UBUNTU-CVE-2017-14609

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-14609
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-14609.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-14609
Upstream
  • CVE-2017-14609
Published
2017-09-20T18:29:00Z
Modified
2026-05-20T16:03:16.265101598Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

The server daemons in Kannel 1.5.0 and earlier create a PID file after dropping privileges to a non-root account, which might allow local users to kill arbitrary processes by leveraging access to this non-root account for PID file modification before a root script executes a "kill cat /pathname" command, as demonstrated by bearerbox.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
kannel

Package

Name
kannel
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/kannel?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.4.4-1
1.4.4-2
1.4.4-2build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "kannel",
            "binary_version": "1.4.4-2build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kannel-docs",
            "binary_version": "1.4.4-2build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kannel-extras",
            "binary_version": "1.4.4-2build1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-14609.json"
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
kannel

Package

Name
kannel
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/kannel?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.4.4-4
1.4.4-5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "kannel",
            "binary_version": "1.4.4-5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kannel-docs",
            "binary_version": "1.4.4-5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kannel-extras",
            "binary_version": "1.4.4-5"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-14609.json"
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
kannel

Package

Name
kannel
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/kannel?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.4.5-3ubuntu1
1.4.5-3ubuntu2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "kannel",
            "binary_version": "1.4.5-3ubuntu2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kannel-docs",
            "binary_version": "1.4.5-3ubuntu2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kannel-extras",
            "binary_version": "1.4.5-3ubuntu2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-14609.json"
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
kannel

Package

Name
kannel
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/kannel?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.4.5-9ubuntu1
1.4.5-9ubuntu2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "kannel",
            "binary_version": "1.4.5-9ubuntu2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kannel-docs",
            "binary_version": "1.4.5-9ubuntu2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kannel-extras",
            "binary_version": "1.4.5-9ubuntu2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-14609.json"
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
kannel

Package

Name
kannel
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/kannel?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.4.5-9ubuntu2
1.4.5-13ubuntu1
1.4.5-13ubuntu2
1.4.5-13ubuntu3
1.4.5-16ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "kannel",
            "binary_version": "1.4.5-16ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kannel-docs",
            "binary_version": "1.4.5-16ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kannel-extras",
            "binary_version": "1.4.5-16ubuntu1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-14609.json"
Ubuntu:25.10
kannel

Package

Name
kannel
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/kannel?arch=source&distro=questing

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.4.5-20ubuntu2
1.4.5-20ubuntu3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "kannel",
            "binary_version": "1.4.5-20ubuntu3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kannel-docs",
            "binary_version": "1.4.5-20ubuntu3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kannel-extras",
            "binary_version": "1.4.5-20ubuntu3"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-14609.json"
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
kannel

Package

Name
kannel
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/kannel?arch=source&distro=resolute

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.4.5-20ubuntu3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "kannel",
            "binary_version": "1.4.5-20ubuntu3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kannel-docs",
            "binary_version": "1.4.5-20ubuntu3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kannel-extras",
            "binary_version": "1.4.5-20ubuntu3"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-14609.json"