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CVE-2017-15097 Details

Description

Privilege escalation flaws were found in the Red Hat initialization scripts of PostgreSQL. An attacker with access to the postgres user account could use these flaws to obtain root access on the server machine.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3402 CVEThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3403 CVEThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3404 CVEThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3405 CVEThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-15097 CVEIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')[email protected]
CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
redhat enterprise linux desktop
7.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
redhat enterprise linux server
7.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
redhat enterprise linux server aus
7.4

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
redhat enterprise linux server eus
7.4
7.5

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
redhat enterprise linux workstation
7.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-15097
NVD Published Date:
Jul 27, 2018
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]