# CVE-2017-16933: etc/initsystem/prepare-dirs in Icinga 2.x through 2.8.1 has a chown call for a filename in a user-writable directory, which allows local use

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-11-24 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

etc/initsystem/prepare-dirs in Icinga 2.x through 2.8.1 has a chown call for a filename in a user-writable directory, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging access to the $ICINGA2_USER account for creation of a link.

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## References

- https://github.com/Icinga/icinga2/issues/5793

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