CVE-2014-9770
tmpfiles.d/systemd.conf in systemd before 214 uses weak permissions for journal files under (1) /run/log/journal/%m and (2) /var/log/journal/%m, which allows local users to obtain sensitive
02 Description
tmpfiles.d/systemd.conf in systemd before 214 uses weak permissions for journal files under (1) /run/log/journal/%m and (2) /var/log/journal/%m, which allows local users to obtain sensitive
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.35% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 28.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 3.3 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2016-04-20 16:00Z10 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 13:55Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2016-04-08
- Assigning CNA
- microfocus
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 44d44f4f929078a9341fad5971475555f40794fb6961eb167287510d70e7b741
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20160408 Re: CVE Request: systemd / journald created world readable journal fileshttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/08/15
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20160408 CVE Request: systemd / journald created world readable journal fileshttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/08/14
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2016:1414http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00109.html
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2016:1101http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00044.html
- bugzilla.suse.comhttps://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=972612
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- systemd Fixed in 215-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- systemd Fixed in 215-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- systemd Fixed in 215-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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