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Util Linux Project

First CVE: Jul 27, 2018Active for: 8 yearsTotal CVEs: 2

Util Linux Project maintains a foundational suite of system utilities and command-line tools that are integral to Unix and Linux distributions, with a narrow but deeply embedded product scope. Current vulnerability and exploitation activity are shown alongside this summary.

FAUCET AI Generated
1
Total CVEs
Bottom 1%
1.0
Avg CVEs / Product / Year
More Avg CVEs / Product / Year than 12% of tracked vendors
4.7
Avg CVSS Score
Higher Avg CVSS Score than 8% of tracked vendors
0.0%
In CISA KEV
Bottom 1%

Trends Over Time

The number and severity of CVEs published that impact products developed by Util Linux Project over time

Volume of CVEsAvg CVSS Base Score
First CVE
Jul 27, 2018
7 years ago
Most Recent CVE
Jul 27, 2018
2,919 days ago

Products(1 total)

Top CVEs

Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (1 CVEs).

1 CVEs · Highest risk first

CVEPublishedCVSSRiskKEVExploit
CVE-2017-2616MEDIUM
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 pro
Jul 27, 20184.719NONO
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CVE Severity & Scoring

Severity distribution of CVEs that affect this vendor's products1 CVEs
100%
Severity distribution among all CVEs352,294 CVEs
45%
40%
11%
Medium
Attack Vector
Local1 (100.0%)
Network0 (0.0%)
Unknown0 (0.0%)
Physical0 (0.0%)
Adjacent Network0 (0.0%)
Attack Complexity
Low0 (0.0%)
High1 (100.0%)
Unknown0 (0.0%)
User Interaction
None1 (100.0%)
Unknown0 (0.0%)
Required0 (0.0%)
Privileges Required
Low1 (100.0%)
High0 (0.0%)
None0 (0.0%)
Unknown0 (0.0%)

Exploit Exposure

Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (1 CVEs).

CISA KEV
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Metasploit
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Nuclei
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
ExploitDB
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%

Social Chatter

An overview of all social media posts that mention a CVE ID that affects a product developed by Util Linux Project.

Media Mentions

Media articles that mention a CVE ID that affects a product developed by Util Linux Project — matched by CVE ID, not by vendor name.

Top CNAs Publishing CVEs For Util Linux Project's Products

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Top CWEs