Name: CVE-2018-15687: Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2018-10-26T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2018-15687, CWE-362, CVSS 7, EPSS 0.01058

A race condition in chown_one() of systemd allows an attacker to cause systemd to set arbitrary permissions on arbitrary files. Affected releases are systemd versions up to and including 239.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 7.8
CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Arch Linux	—	Upgrade to the latest version of Arch Linux	Jul 11, 2025	Oct 26, 2018
Debian	—	Upgrade systemd	Jul 30, 2024	Oct 26, 2018
Gentoo Linux	—	Upgrade sys-apps/systemd.	Oct 31, 2018	Oct 26, 2018
Suse	—	Upgrade systemd-containerUpgrade systemd-32bitUpgrade libsystemd0Upgrade systemd-sysvinitUpgrade systemd-langUpgrade libsystemd0-32bitUpgrade systemd-journal-remoteUpgrade systemd-coredumpUpgrade libudev-develUpgrade libudev1-32bitUpgrade systemd-docUpgrade systemd-develUpgrade systemdUpgrade udevUpgrade libudev1	Feb 4, 2022	Oct 26, 2018
Ubuntu	—	Upgrade systemd	Nov 15, 2018	Oct 26, 2018
Vmware Photon_os	—	Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version.	Jan 20, 2025	Oct 26, 2018

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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