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.
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: 2019-01-14T22:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-05T10:39:58.066Z
Reserved: 2018-09-11T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2018-16888
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2019-01-14T22:29:00.233
Modified: 2023-11-07T02:53:57.710
Link: CVE-2018-16888
Redhat