K54431371: BIG-IP APM client for Linux and macOS vulnerability CVE-2018-5546

Security Advisory Description The svpn and policyserver components of the F5 BIG-IP APM client prior to version 7.1.7.1 for Linux and macOS runs as a privileged process and can allow an unprivileged user to get ownership of files owned by root on the local client host. CVE-2018-5546 Impact A...

F5 Networks BIG-IP : BIG-IP APM client for Linux and macOS vulnerability (K54431371)

The svpn and policyserver components of the F5 BIG-IP APM client prior to version 7.1.7.1 for Linux and macOS runs as a privileged process and can allow an unprivileged user to getownership of files owned by root on the local client host.CVE-2018-5546 Impact A malicious, local, unprivileged user...

CVE-2018-5546

The svpn and policyserver components of the F5 BIG-IP APM client prior to version 7.1.7.1 for Linux and macOS runs as a privileged process and can allow an unprivileged user to get ownership of files owned by root on the local client host. A malicious local unprivileged user may gain knowledge of...

CVE-2018-5546

CVE-2018-5546 affects the F5 BIG-IP APM client svpn and policyserver components on Linux and macOS. The vulnerability arises because these components run with elevated privileges on the local host, allowing a local unprivileged user to gain ownership of root-owned files, potentially disclose sens...