CVE-2023-6917

A

vulnerability has been identified in the Performance Co-Pilot (PCP) package, stemming from the mixed privilege levels utilized by systemd services associated with PCP. While certain services operate within the confines of limited PCP user/group privileges, others are granted full root privileges. This disparity in privilege levels poses a risk when privileged root processes interact with directories or directory trees owned by unprivileged PCP users. Specifically, this vulnerability may lead to the compromise of PCP user isolation and facilitate local PCP-to-root exploits, particularly through symlink attacks. These vulnerabilities underscore the importance of maintaining robust privilege separation mechanisms within PCP to mitigate the potential for unauthorized privilege escalation.

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:sgi:performance_co-pilot:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

25 Feb 2026, 19:29

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CWE CWE-378 CWE-367
References () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2254983 - Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2254983 - Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory

01 Apr 2025, 15:34

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References () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2213 - () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2213 - Third Party Advisory
References () https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6917 - () https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6917 - Third Party Advisory
References () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2254983 - () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2254983 - Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking
CPE cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:sgi:performance_co-pilot:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
First Time Sgi performance Co-pilot
Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Sgi

21 Nov 2024, 08:44

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References () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2213 - () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2213 -
References () https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6917 - () https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6917 -
References () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2254983 - () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2254983 -

30 Apr 2024, 14:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2213 -

Information

Published : 2024-02-28 15:15

Updated : 2026-02-25 19:29


NVD link : CVE-2023-6917

Mitre link : CVE-2023-6917

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-6917


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CWE
CWE-367

Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition