ghsa-5cwj-wmj7-j224
Vulnerability from github
Published
2022-05-24 16:45
Modified
2024-04-04 00:41
Severity ?
Details

systemd 242 changes the VT1 mode upon a logout, which allows attackers to read cleartext passwords in certain circumstances, such as watching a shutdown, or using Ctrl-Alt-F1 and Ctrl-Alt-F2. This occurs because the KDGKBMODE (aka current keyboard mode) check is mishandled.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2018-20839"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-200"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2019-05-17T04:29:00Z",
    "severity": "CRITICAL"
  },
  "details": "systemd 242 changes the VT1 mode upon a logout, which allows attackers to read cleartext passwords in certain circumstances, such as watching a shutdown, or using Ctrl-Alt-F1 and Ctrl-Alt-F2. This occurs because the KDGKBMODE (aka current keyboard mode) check is mishandled.",
  "id": "GHSA-5cwj-wmj7-j224",
  "modified": "2024-04-04T00:41:34Z",
  "published": "2022-05-24T16:45:59Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-20839"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/12378"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/systemd/systemd/commit/9725f1a10f80f5e0ae7d9b60547458622aeb322f"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/systemd/+bug/1803993"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf9fa47ab66495c78bb4120b0754dd9531ca2ff0430f6685ac9b07772%40%3Cdev.mina.apache.org%3E"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf9fa47ab66495c78bb4120b0754dd9531ca2ff0430f6685ac9b07772@%3Cdev.mina.apache.org%3E"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190530-0002"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108389"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}


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