DEBIAN-CVE-2018-15686

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-15686
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2018-15686.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2018-15686
Upstream
Published
2018-10-26T14:29:00Z
Modified
2025-09-25T22:40:27Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

A vulnerability in unit_deserialize of systemd allows an attacker to supply arbitrary state across systemd re-execution via NotifyAccess. This can be used to improperly influence systemd execution and possibly lead to root privilege escalation. Affected releases are systemd versions up to and including 239.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / systemd

Package

Name
systemd
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/systemd?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
239-12

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / systemd

Package

Name
systemd
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/systemd?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
239-12

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / systemd

Package

Name
systemd
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/systemd?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
239-12

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:14 / systemd

Package

Name
systemd
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/systemd?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
239-12

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}