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ubuntu-cve-2018-16888

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

Published

2019-01-14 22:29

Modified

2026-04-22 07:38

Summary

Details

It was discovered systemd does not correctly check the content of PIDFile files before using it to kill processes. When a service is run from an unprivileged user (e.g. User field set in the service file), a local attacker who is able to write to the PIDFile of the mentioned service may use this flaw to trick systemd into killing other services and/or privileged processes. Versions before v237 are vulnerable.

Severity

4.7 (Medium)


                    
                      CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

4.4 (Medium)


                    
                      CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

4.7 (Medium)


                    
                      CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

N/A (UNKNOWN)

low

References

URL

Type

	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-16888	REPORT
	https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4269-1	ADVISORY
	https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-16888	REPORT

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CVE-2018-16888 (GCVE-0-2018-16888)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-01-14 22:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 10:39

Summary

Severity

4.4 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE

CWE-250

Assigner

redhat

References

5 references

URL	Tags
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2091	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5960a34a5248…	mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4269-1/	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
The systemd Project	systemd	Affected: v237

Date Public

2017-08-17 00:00

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usn-4269-1

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

Published

2020-02-05 16:39

Modified

2026-04-27 14:11

Summary

systemd vulnerabilities

Details

It was discovered that systemd incorrectly handled certain PIDFile files. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to trick systemd into killing privileged processes. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-16888)

It was discovered that systemd incorrectly handled certain udevadm trigger commands. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause systemd to consume resources, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2019-20386)

Jann Horn discovered that systemd incorrectly handled services that use the DynamicUser property. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to access resources owned by a different service in the future. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2019-3843, CVE-2019-3844)

Tavis Ormandy discovered that systemd incorrectly handled certain Polkit queries. A local attacker could use this issue to cause systemd to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code and escalate privileges. (CVE-2020-1712)

References

URL

Type

	https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4269-1	ADVISORY
	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-16888	REPORT
	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-3843	REPORT
	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-3844	REPORT
	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-20386	REPORT
	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-1712	REPORT

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                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                  "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
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                },
                {
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                  "type": "CVSS_V3"
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                {
                  "score": "low",
                  "type": "Ubuntu"
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              "id": "CVE-2019-20386",
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                  "type": "Ubuntu"
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                  "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                  "score": "medium",
                  "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS"
        }
      },
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "availability": "No subscription required",
        "binaries": [
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          {
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        "235-2ubuntu3",
        "235-3ubuntu2",
        "235-3ubuntu3",
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        "237-3ubuntu4",
        "237-3ubuntu6",
        "237-3ubuntu7",
        "237-3ubuntu8",
        "237-3ubuntu10",
        "237-3ubuntu10.2",
        "237-3ubuntu10.3",
        "237-3ubuntu10.4",
        "237-3ubuntu10.6",
        "237-3ubuntu10.9",
        "237-3ubuntu10.11",
        "237-3ubuntu10.12",
        "237-3ubuntu10.13",
        "237-3ubuntu10.15",
        "237-3ubuntu10.17",
        "237-3ubuntu10.19",
        "237-3ubuntu10.20",
        "237-3ubuntu10.21",
        "237-3ubuntu10.22",
        "237-3ubuntu10.23",
        "237-3ubuntu10.24",
        "237-3ubuntu10.25",
        "237-3ubuntu10.26",
        "237-3ubuntu10.28",
        "237-3ubuntu10.29",
        "237-3ubuntu10.31",
        "237-3ubuntu10.33"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "It was discovered that systemd incorrectly handled certain PIDFile files.\nA local attacker could possibly use this issue to trick systemd into\nkilling privileged processes. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.\n(CVE-2018-16888)\n\nIt was discovered that systemd incorrectly handled certain udevadm trigger\ncommands. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause systemd\nto consume resources, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2019-20386)\n\nJann Horn discovered that systemd incorrectly handled services that use the\nDynamicUser property. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to\naccess resources owned by a different service in the future. This issue\nonly affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2019-3843, CVE-2019-3844)\n\nTavis Ormandy discovered that systemd incorrectly handled certain Polkit\nqueries. A local attacker could use this issue to cause systemd to crash,\nresulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code and\nescalate privileges. (CVE-2020-1712)\n",
  "id": "USN-4269-1",
  "modified": "2026-04-27T14:11:25Z",
  "published": "2020-02-05T16:39:46Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4269-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-16888"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-3843"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-3844"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-20386"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-1712"
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "summary": "systemd vulnerabilities",
  "upstream": [
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2018-16888",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2019-3843",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2019-3844",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2019-20386",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2020-1712"
  ]
}

Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date	Other

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

Detection rules are retrieved from Rulezet.

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ubuntu-cve-2018-16888

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

CVE-2018-16888 (GCVE-0-2018-16888)

usn-4269-1

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

Tags

Sightings

Nomenclature