CVE-2018-16888 MEDIUM

CVE-2018-16888

Vendor The Systemd Project
Product systemd
Weakness CWE-250
Published January 14, 2019
Last update August 5, 2024

CVSS base score

4.4/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity High
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

January 14, 2019 CVE published
August 5, 2024 Record updated