CVE-2018-6954 log

Source
Severity Medium
Remote No
Type Arbitrary file overwrite
Description
systemd-tmpfiles in systemd through 237 mishandles symlinks present in non-terminal path components, which allows local users to obtain ownership of arbitrary files via vectors involving creation of a directory and a file under that directory, and later replacing that directory with a symlink. This occurs even if the fs.protected_symlinks sysctl is turned on.
Group Package Affected Fixed Severity Status Ticket
AVG-615 systemd 239.2-1 240.0-3 Medium Fixed
Date Advisory Group Package Severity Type
08 Jan 2019 ASA-201901-4 AVG-615 systemd Medium multiple issues
References
https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/7986
https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/8822