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CVE-2018-16888

It was discovered systemd does not correctly check the content of PIDFile files before using it to kill processes. When

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.7 EPSS 0.00158
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productmediumSystemd Service Creation

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4.7
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · secalert@redhat.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD14 Jan 2019 · 10:29 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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rhsaRHBA-2020:0547Important
rhsaRHSA-2019:2091Moderate
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16888Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4269-1/Third Party Advisory
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