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CVE-2017-18078 - log back

CVE-2017-18078 created at 25 Sep 2019 19:31:40
Severity	+ High
Remote	+ Local
Type	+ Access restriction bypass
Description	+ systemd-tmpfiles in systemd before 237 attempts to support ownership/permission changes on hardlinked files even if the fs.protected_hardlinks sysctl is turned off, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions via vectors involving a hard link to a file for which the user lacks write access, as demonstrated by changing the ownership of the /etc/passwd file.
References	+ https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43935/ + https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/7736
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