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Vulnerability Details CVE-2018-16888

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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.001
EPSS Ranking 26.3%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 4.4
CVSS v2 Score 1.9
Products affected by CVE-2018-16888


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