CVE-2022-42917

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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Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS base score
6.7
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS probability
0.13%
CWE
CWE-367
Published
2026-09-13
Last modified
2026-09-14

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