CVE-2018-15686 vulnerability in FreeDesktop and Other Products
Published on October 26, 2018
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.
Weakness Type
What is a Marshaling, Unmarshaling Vulnerability?
The application deserializes untrusted data without sufficiently verifying that the resulting data will be valid.
CVE-2018-15686 has been classified to as a Marshaling, Unmarshaling vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2018-15686
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Affected Versions
systemd:- Version unspecified, <= 239 is affected.
Exploit Probability
EPSS
1.13%
Percentile
77.72%
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