#VU70461 Improper Privilege Management in systemd - CVE-2022-4415

Vulnerability identifier: #VU70461

Vulnerability 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

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
systemd
Server applications / Other server solutions

Vendor: Freedesktop.org

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

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

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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.