Vulnerability Details CVE-2023-31439
An issue was discovered in systemd 253. An attacker can modify the contents of past events in a sealed log file and then adjust the file such that checking the integrity shows no error, despite modifications. NOTE: the vendor reportedly sent "a reply denying that any of the finding was a security vulnerability."
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.001
EPSS Ranking 27.7%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 5.3
References
- https://github.com/kastel-security/Journald
- https://github.com/kastel-security/Journald/blob/main/journald-publication.pdf
- https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/28885
- https://github.com/systemd/systemd/releases
- https://github.com/kastel-security/Journald
- https://github.com/kastel-security/Journald/blob/main/journald-publication.pdf
- https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/28885
- https://github.com/systemd/systemd/releases
Products affected by CVE-2023-31439
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cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:253