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CVE-2018-20839
Published: May 17, 2019
Modified: Aug 5, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
systemd 242 changes the VT1 mode upon a logout, which allows attackers to read cleartext passwords in certain circumstances, such as watching a shutdown, or using Ctrl-Alt-F1 and Ctrl-Alt-F2. This occurs because the KDGKBMODE (aka current keyboard mode) check is mishandled.
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References
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/systemd/+bug/1803993
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https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/12378
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108389
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https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190530-0002/
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[mina-dev] 20210225 [jira] [Created] (FTPSERVER-500) Security vulnerability in common/lib/log4j-1.2.17.jar
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