systemd: chown_one() can dereference symlinks
41Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. It has a public proof of concept.
ssvc Attendcvss 7.8epss 1.1%
from disclosure to weapon3 days
Published on NVDOct 26
1st PoC+3d
exploitation probability
1.1%top 39% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
2 public exploit(s)
A race condition in chown_one() of systemd allows an attacker to cause systemd to set arbitrary permissions on arbitrary files. Affected releases are systemd versions up to and including 239.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
systemd · systemdpublic PoCs found — 2✓ VexDay Proof
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