CVE-2018-11766

High

Description

In Apache Hadoop 2.7.4 to 2.7.6, the security fix for CVE-2016-6811 is incomplete. A user who can escalate to yarn user can possibly run arbitrary commands as root user.

SeverityHigh
CVSS8.8
Exploit probability—
ProductApache Hadoop
PublishedNov 27, 2018
First seenNov 27, 2018

How to fix

Update
  • org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-main2.7.7 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
apache hadoop2.7.4 ≤ v ≤ 2.7.6—
org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-mainMaven2.7.4 ≤ v < 2.7.72.7.7

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