CVE-2016-10156

A flaw in systemd v228 in /src/basic/fs-util.c caused world writable suid files to be created when using the systemd timers features, allowing local attackers to escalate their privileges to root. This is fixed in v229.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 7.2 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.2^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95790	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037686
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1020601	Issue Tracking
https://github.com/systemd/systemd/commit/06eeacb6fe029804f296b065b3ce91e796e1cd0e	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/systemd/systemd/commit/ee735086f8670be1591fa9593e80dd60163a7a2f	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41171/

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:228:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2017-01-23 07:59

Updated : 2024-02-28 15:44

NVD link : CVE-2016-10156

Mitre link : CVE-2016-10156

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-10156

JSON object : View

Products Affected

systemd_project

systemd

CWE

CWE-264

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

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