# CVE-2017-9270: post-auth arbitrary file write on cryptctl server

- Severity: CVSS 8.7 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.0
- Published: 2018-03-01 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- SUSE cryptctl: fixed in 2.0

## Description

In cryptctl before version 2.0 a malicious server could send RPC requests that could overwrite files outside of the cryptctl key database.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on SUSE cryptctl, upgrade to a fixed version (2.0) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-07/msg00022.html
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1041963
- https://www.suse.com/de-de/security/cve/CVE-2017-9270/

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