VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2015-8842

CVSS score3.3 LOW
EPSS probability0.36%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2016-04-20
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Description

tmpfiles.d/systemd.conf in systemd before 229 uses weak permissions for /var/log/journal/%m/system.journal, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the file.

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-264

Primary references