GLSA-201810-10 : systemd: Multiple vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 118510

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201810-10 (systemd: Multiple vulnerabilities)

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in systemd. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact :

An attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code, cause a Denial of Service condition, or gain escalated privileges.
Workaround :

There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All systemd users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=sys-apps/systemd-239-r2'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-10

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 118510

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201810-10.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Published: 10/31/2018

Updated: 7/6/2022

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-15686

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.9

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:systemd, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/30/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/26/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-15686, CVE-2018-15687, CVE-2018-15688

GLSA: 201810-10