CVE-2018-16888
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 4.4 Medium
- Published
- Jan 14, 2019
- Updated
- Aug 5, 2024
- Reserved
- Sep 11, 2018
Description
It was discovered systemd does not correctly check the content of PIDFile files before using it to kill processes. When a service is run from an unprivileged user (e.g. User field set in the service file), a local attacker who is able to write to the PIDFile of the mentioned service may use this flaw to trick systemd into killing other services and/or privileged processes. Versions before v237 are vulnerable.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | 4.4 Medium | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | redhat |
Weaknesses
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
systemdThe systemd Project |
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References
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