DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8842

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8842

    Published: 20 Apr 2016Last Modified: 1 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2015-8842

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8842

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: systemd

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/systemd?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -215-1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High