VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-9811

CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS probability10.47%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-07-17
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

The kluser is able to interact with the kav4fs-control binary in Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Linux File Server before Maintenance Pack 2 Critical Fix 4 (version 8.0.4.312). By abusing the quarantine read and write operations, it is possible to elevate the privileges to root.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Primary references