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-coredumpUpgrade systemd-sysvinitUpgrade systemd-langUpgrade systemd-32bitUpgrade libsystemd0Upgrade libudev1-32bitUpgrade libudev-develUpgrade libsystemd0-32bitUpgrade systemd-containerUpgrade systemd-journal-remoteUpgrade libudev1Upgrade systemdUpgrade udevUpgrade systemd-docUpgrade systemd-devel | 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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