In systemd before v242-rc4, it was discovered that pam_systemd does not properly sanitize the environment before using the XDG_SEAT variable. It is possible for an attacker, in some particular configurations, to set a XDG_SEAT environment variable which allows for commands to be checked against polkit policies using the "allow_active" element rather than "allow_any".
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Affected Vendors & Products
Advisories
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Debian DLA |
DLA-1762-1 | systemd security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-4428-1 | systemd security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2019-13462 | In systemd before v242-rc4, it was discovered that pam_systemd does not properly sanitize the environment before using the XDG_SEAT variable. It is possible for an attacker, in some particular configurations, to set a XDG_SEAT environment variable which allows for commands to be checked against polkit policies using the "allow_active" element rather than "allow_any". |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3938-1 | systemd vulnerability |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2025-06-09T15:47:28.243Z
Reserved: 2019-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2019-3842
Updated: 2024-08-04T19:19:18.556Z
Status : Modified
Published: 2019-04-09T21:29:03.443
Modified: 2024-11-21T04:42:40.903
Link: CVE-2019-3842
OpenCVE Enrichment
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