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DEBIAN-CVE-2018-16888
It was discovered systemd does not correctly check the content of PIDFile files before using it to kill processes. When a service is run from an unpri...
Original description
The description as published by the source.
It was discovered systemd does not correctly check the content of PIDFile files before using it to kill processes. When a service is run from an unprivileged user (e.g. User field set in the service file), a local attacker who is able to write to the PIDFile of the mentioned service may use this flaw to trick systemd into killing other services and/or privileged processes. Versions before v237 are vulnerable.
Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV
Affected packages
Debian:12
systemd
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"237-1"}]}]
Debian:13
systemd
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"237-1"}]}]
Debian:14
systemd
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"237-1"}]}]
References
- advisory security-tracker.debian.org