Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 14, 2019· Updated Aug 5, 2024
CVE-2018-16888
CVE-2018-16888
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.
Affected products
7- osv-coords6 versionspkg:apk/chainguard/py3.10-systemdpkg:apk/chainguard/py3.11-systemdpkg:apk/chainguard/py3.12-systemdpkg:apk/chainguard/py3.13-systemdpkg:apk/chainguard/py3-supported-systemdpkg:apk/chainguard/py3-systemd
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- The systemd Project/systemdv5Range: v237
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
5- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2091mitrevendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- usn.ubuntu.com/4269-1/mitrevendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgimitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/5960a34a524848cd722fd7ab7e2227eac10107b0f90d9d1e9c3caa74%40%3Cuser.cassandra.apache.org%3Emitremailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190307-0007/mitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
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