A race condition was found in util-linux before 2.32.1 in the way su handled the management of child processes. A local authenticated attacker could use this flaw to kill other processes with root privileges under specific conditions.
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| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed In |
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| util-linux_project | util-linux | 2.32.1 | - |
| debian | debian_linux | - | - |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_desktop |
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CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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util-linux_project / util-linux
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| redhat | enterprise_linux_desktop | - | - |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server | - | - |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server | - | - |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server_aus | - | - |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server_aus | - | - |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server_eus | - | - |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server_eus | - | - |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server_eus | - | - |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_workstation | - | - |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_workstation | - | - |
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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