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CVE-2018-15686

Published: Oct 26, 2018

Modified: Jun 9, 2025

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.0

7.0

HIGH

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.

VendorProductVersions

systemd

systemd

affected
unspecified - <= 239

CVSS v3.0 Details

CVSS v3.0 Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

References

GLSA-201810-10
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
105747
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
45714
exploit
x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
USN-3816-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
RHSA-2019:2091
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
RHSA-2019:3222
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
RHSA-2020:0593
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT

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