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Debian: CVE-2018-15686: systemd -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2018-15686: systemd -- security update

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
10/26/2018
Created
03/19/2019
Added
02/19/2019
Modified
07/30/2021

Description

A vulnerability in unit_deserialize of systemd allows an attacker to supply arbitrary state across systemd re-execution via NotifyAccess. This can be used to improperly influence systemd execution and possibly lead to root privilege escalation. Affected releases are systemd versions up to and including 239.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-systemd

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