Low severity3.3NVD Advisory· Published Apr 20, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-8842
CVE-2015-8842
Description
tmpfiles.d/systemd.conf in systemd before 229 uses weak permissions for /var/log/journal/%m/system.journal, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the file.
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Affected products
10- Range: <229
- osv-coords8 versionspkg:rpm/suse/systemd&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012pkg:rpm/suse/systemd&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/systemd&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012pkg:rpm/suse/systemd&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/systemd&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012pkg:rpm/suse/systemd&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/systemd&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012pkg:rpm/suse/systemd&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP1
< 210-70.48.1+ 7 more
- (no CPE)range: < 210-70.48.1
- (no CPE)range: < 210-104.1
- (no CPE)range: < 210-70.48.1
- (no CPE)range: < 210-104.1
- (no CPE)range: < 210-70.48.1
- (no CPE)range: < 210-104.1
- (no CPE)range: < 210-70.48.1
- (no CPE)range: < 210-104.1
Patches
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References
6- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00044.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00109.htmlnvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/08/14nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/08/15nvd
- bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cginvd
- github.com/systemd/systemd/commit/afae249efa4774c6676738ac5de6aeb4daf4889fnvd
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