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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Configurations
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History
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Information
Published : 2026-09-14 00:16
Updated : 2026-09-14 19:17
NVD link : CVE-2022-42917
Mitre link : CVE-2022-42917
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-42917
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Products Affected
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CWE
CWE-367
Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition
