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Medium · 5.6 CVE-2018-6693 EUVD-2018-18440GHSA-7w8h-h4pj-jgjq

Endpoint Security for Linux Threat Prevention (ENSLTP) privilege escalation vulnerability

Published Sep 18, 2018 · Updated Aug 5, 2024 · Assigned by trellix

Description

An unprivileged user can delete arbitrary files on a Linux system running ENSLTP 10.5.1, 10.5.0, and 10.2.3 Hotfix 1246778 and earlier. By exploiting a time of check to time of use (TOCTOU) race condition during a specific scanning sequence, the unprivileged user is able to perform a privilege escalation to delete arbitrary files.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
McAfee Endpoint Security for Linux Threat Prevention (ENSLTP) 10.5.0, 10.5.1 10.5.0, 10.2.3 Hotfix 1246778 – ≤ 10.2.3 Hotfix 1246778 —

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