CVE-2019-3842 (GCVE-0-2019-3842)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-04-09 20:25 – Updated: 2025-06-09 15:47
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Summary
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".
Severity
4.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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