Local information disclosure in systemd

1) Improper Privilege Management

EUVDB-ID: #VU70461

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-4415

CWE-ID: CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management when handling coredumps in coredump/coredump.c. A local user can gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability affects systems with libacl support.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

systemd: 245.9 - 252.3

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop_org:systemd:245.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop_org:systemd:246:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop_org:systemd:246.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://github.com/systemd/systemd/commit/b7641425659243c09473cd8fb3aef2c0d4a3eb9c

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.