VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2015-8842
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.
LOW 3.3EPSS 0.36%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.36%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 3.3 LOWCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.36% probability · 29th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- opensuse/opensuse
- Source
- security@opentext.com
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00044.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00109.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/08/14
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/08/15
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=972612
- https://github.com/systemd/systemd/commit/afae249efa4774c6676738ac5de6aeb4daf4889f
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00044.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00109.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/08/14
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/08/15
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=972612
- https://github.com/systemd/systemd/commit/afae249efa4774c6676738ac5de6aeb4daf4889f
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.