VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2018-15686
CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability2.26%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-10-26
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description
A vulnerability in unit_deserialize of systemd allows an attacker to supply arbitrary state across systemd re-execution via NotifyAccess. This can be used to improperly influence systemd execution and possibly lead to root privilege escalation. Affected releases are systemd versions up to and including 239.
Weakness classification
- CWE-502: Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Primary references
- security@ubuntu.com — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- security@ubuntu.com — Third Party Advisory
- security@ubuntu.com — Third Party Advisory
- security@ubuntu.com — Third Party Advisory
- security@ubuntu.com — Patch, Third Party Advisory
- security@ubuntu.com
- security@ubuntu.com — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- security@ubuntu.com — Third Party Advisory
- security@ubuntu.com — Third Party Advisory
- security@ubuntu.com — Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- security@ubuntu.com — Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry