CVE-2018-16888CWE-250

It was discovered systemd does not correctly check the content of PIDFile files before using it to kill processes

Medium · published January 14, 2019

CVSS v3.0
4.4
EPSS
0%
Percentile
20.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.0
4.4 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00295 · 20.9th percentile
Weakness
CWE-250 · Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
Published
2019-01-14T22:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 14 JAN 22:00Z
    It was discovered systemd does not correctly check the content of PIDFile files before using it to kill processes
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