CVE catalog

CVE-2017-18240

collectd: CVE-2017-18240

Severity: Low
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.35% · Oct 25, 2026

The Gentoo app-admin/collectd package before 5.7.2-r1 sets the ownership of PID file directory to the collectd account, which might allow local users to kill arbitrary processes by leveraging access to this account for PID file modification before a root script sends a SIGKILL (when the service is stopped).

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	collectd	sid	`5.12.0-28`	not affected
Debian	collectd	trixie	`5.12.0-26`	not affected
Debian	collectd	bookworm	`5.12.0-14`	not affected

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	collectd	source	sid	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	collectd	source	trixie	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	collectd	source	bookworm	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[collectd]Not affected
Details (2)
- 5.12.0-14 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · collectd · debian · bookworm
- 5.12.0-14 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · collectd · debian · bookworm
[collectd-core]Not affected
Source package: [collectd]
Details (2)
- 5.12.0-14 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · collectd · debian · bookworm
- 5.12.0-14 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · collectd · debian · bookworm
[collectd-dev]Not affected
Source package: [collectd]
Details (2)
- 5.12.0-14 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · collectd · debian · bookworm
- 5.12.0-14 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · collectd · debian · bookworm
[collectd-utils]Not affected
Source package: [collectd]
Details (2)
- 5.12.0-14 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · collectd · debian · bookworm
- 5.12.0-14 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · collectd · debian · bookworm
[libcollectdclient1]Not affected
Source package: [collectd]
Details (2)
- 5.12.0-14 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · collectd · debian · bookworm
- 5.12.0-14 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · collectd · debian · bookworm
[libcollectdclient-dev]Not affected
Source package: [collectd]
Details (2)
- 5.12.0-14 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · collectd · debian · bookworm
- 5.12.0-14 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · collectd · debian · bookworm

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:28:32 PM UTC

References

[https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-18240]

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS]