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DEBIAN-CVE-2018-15686

A vulnerability in unit_deserialize of systemd allows an attacker to supply arbitrary state across systemd re-execution via NotifyAccess. This can be...

Original description

The description as published by the source.

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.

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV

Affected packages

Debian:12 systemd

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"239-12"}]}]

Debian:13 systemd

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"239-12"}]}]

Debian:14 systemd

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"239-12"}]}]

References

advisory security-tracker.debian.org