CVE-2018-156867.0HighCWE-502

CVE-2018-15686: systemd: reexec state injection: fgets() on overlong lines leads to line splitting

systemd

Vendor fix available · Affected: systemd · Exploitation: possible (1 to 10%)

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2.3%probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

83rd percentile

050100

Higher than 83% of scored CVEs

7.0HighCVSS 3.0

LowMediumHighCrit.

DescriptionCVE.org

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.

Affected products1

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systemd · systemdup to and including 239

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Exploitation: Possible (1 to 10%). EPSS between 1% and 10%.
CISA KEV: Not listed
Public check: No public nuclei template
Weakness: Deserialization of Untrusted Data · Deserialization and Object Injection
Vendor: systemd
Published: October 2018
Band: Possible (1 to 10%), October 2018

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