In FRRouting FRR before 8.5, the service user (usually frr) can escalate its privileges to root by monitoring the configuration directory (/etc/frr) and replacing config files upon creation with, for example, symlinks to change the ownership of arbitrary files. This is a TOCTOU Race Condition caused by a combination of touch and chown.
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Sun, 13 Sep 2026 23:45:00 +0000
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| Weaknesses | CWE-367 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:frrouting:frrouting:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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| Description | In FRRouting FRR before 8.5, the service user (usually frr) can escalate its privileges to root by monitoring the configuration directory (/etc/frr) and replacing config files upon creation with, for example, symlinks to change the ownership of arbitrary files. This is a TOCTOU Race Condition caused by a combination of touch and chown. | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-13T23:27:43.157Z
Reserved: 2022-10-13T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2022-42917
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-14T00:16:55.700
Modified: 2026-09-14T00:16:55.700
Link: CVE-2022-42917
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-09-14T01:15:17Z
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