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CVE-2011-1784

LOW · CVSS 3.6EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD

The pidfile_write function in core/pidfile.c in keepalived 1.2.2 and earlier uses 0666 permissions for the (1) keepalived.pid, (2) checkers.pid, and (3) vrrp.pid files in /var/run/, which allows local users to kill arbitrary processes by writing a PID to one of these files.

Key facts

CVSS score
3.6 (v2.0)
Severity
LOW
CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-264
EPSS score
0.4% (31th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2011-1782)
Published
May 20, 2011
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2011-1782 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

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References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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