UBUNTU-CVE-2017-20148

See a problem?
Please try reporting it to the source first.
Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-20148
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-20148.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-20148
Upstream
  • CVE-2017-20148
Published
2022-09-20T18:15:00Z
Modified
2026-05-20T16:03:21.444419972Z
Severity
  • 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
logcheck

Package

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

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

1.*
1.3.17
1.3.17ubuntu0.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "logcheck",
            "binary_version": "1.3.17ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "logcheck-database",
            "binary_version": "1.3.17ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "logtail",
            "binary_version": "1.3.17ubuntu0.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-20148.json"
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
logcheck

Package

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

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

1.*
1.3.18

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "logcheck",
            "binary_version": "1.3.18"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "logcheck-database",
            "binary_version": "1.3.18"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "logtail",
            "binary_version": "1.3.18"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-20148.json"
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
logcheck

Package

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

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

1.*
1.3.20

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "logcheck",
            "binary_version": "1.3.20"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "logcheck-database",
            "binary_version": "1.3.20"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "logtail",
            "binary_version": "1.3.20"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-20148.json"
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
logcheck

Package

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

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

1.*
1.3.23

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "logcheck",
            "binary_version": "1.3.23"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "logcheck-database",
            "binary_version": "1.3.23"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "logtail",
            "binary_version": "1.3.23"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-20148.json"
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
logcheck

Package

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

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

1.*
1.4.3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "logcheck",
            "binary_version": "1.4.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "logcheck-database",
            "binary_version": "1.4.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "logtail",
            "binary_version": "1.4.3"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-20148.json"
Ubuntu:25.10
logcheck

Package

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

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

1.*
1.4.3ubuntu1
1.4.5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "logcheck",
            "binary_version": "1.4.5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "logcheck-database",
            "binary_version": "1.4.5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "logtail",
            "binary_version": "1.4.5"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-20148.json"
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
logcheck

Package

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

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

1.*
1.4.5
1.4.7
1.4.7build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "logcheck",
            "binary_version": "1.4.7build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "logcheck-database",
            "binary_version": "1.4.7build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "logtail",
            "binary_version": "1.4.7build1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-20148.json"