Systemd Project: >> Systemd >> 236 Security Vulnerabilities
systemd-tmpfiles in systemd before 237 attempts to support ownership/permission changes on hardlinked files even if the fs.protected_hardlinks sysctl is turned off, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions via vectors involving a hard link to a file for which the user lacks write access, as demonstrated by changing the ownership of the /etc/passwd file.
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2018-01-29
systemd, when updating file permissions, allows local users to change the permissions and SELinux security contexts for arbitrary files via a symlink attack on unspecified files.
CVSS Score
5.0
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2013-10-28
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