CVE-2018-16888

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.

Score
CVSS 3.1 4.7 Medium
Status
Modified - secalert@redhat.com
Published
2019-01-14
Last modified
2024-08-05
Weaknesses
CWE-250, CWE-269

Affected products

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