CVE-2018-15686 | BDVDB-2026-108813 Detail
systemdsystemd
Description#
A vulnerability in unit_deserialize of systemd allows an attacker to supply arbitrary state across systemd re-execution via NotifyAccess. This can be used to improperly influence systemd execution and possibly lead to root privilege escalation. Affected releases are systemd versions up to and including 239.
Impact#
Per CVSS v3.0: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact high, availability impact high. Attack vector: local.
Weaknesses#
- CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data
References#
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-10
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00017.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105747
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45714/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3816-1/
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2091
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3222
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0593
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1b103833cb5bc8466e24ff0ecc5e75b45a705334ab6a444e64e840a0%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
- https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
- https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/10519
Exploit#
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.