CVE-2017-6964

dmcrypt-get-device, as shipped in the eject package of Debian and Ubuntu, does not check the return value of the (1) setuid or (2) setgid function, which might cause dmcrypt-get-device to execute code, which was intended to run as an unprivileged user, as root. This affects eject through 2.1.5+deb1+cvs20081104-13.1 on Debian, eject before 2.1.5+deb1+cvs20081104-13.1ubuntu0.16.10.1 on Ubuntu 16.10, eject before 2.1.5+deb1+cvs20081104-13.1ubuntu0.16.04.1 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, eject before 2.1.5+deb1+cvs20081104-13.1ubuntu0.14.04.1 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, and eject before 2.1.5+deb1+cvs20081104-9ubuntu0.1 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
7.8 HIGH
LOCAL
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
mitreCNA
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CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 26%
VendorProductVersion
canonicalubuntu_linux
12.04
canonicalubuntu_linux
14.04
canonicalubuntu_linux
16.04
canonicalubuntu_linux
16.10
debiandebian_linux
8.0
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= Vulnerable software versions
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Ubuntu Product
Codename
eject
zesty
Fixed 2.1.5+deb1+cvs20081104-13.2
released
yakkety
Fixed 2.1.5+deb1+cvs20081104-13.1ubuntu0.16.10.1
released
xenial
Fixed 2.1.5+deb1+cvs20081104-13.1ubuntu0.16.04.1
released
trusty
Fixed 2.1.5+deb1+cvs20081104-13.1ubuntu0.14.04.1
released
precise
Fixed 2.1.5+deb1+cvs20081104-9ubuntu0.1
released