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CVE-2015-8842

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Description

tmpfiles.d/systemd.conf in systemd before 229 uses weak permissions for /var/log/journal/%m/system.journal, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the file.

References

https://github.com/systemd/systemd/commit/afae249efa4774c6676738ac5de6aeb4daf4889f

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=972612

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/08/15

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/08/14

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00109.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00044.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2016-04-20

Updated: 2025-04-12

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 2.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 3.3

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

Severity: Low

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00074

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