CVE-2025-4598

The CVE-2025-4598 entry concerns a race condition in systemd-coredump that can let a local attacker read a crashed SUID process’s core dump. Affected component is systemd and its coredump handling; root cause is a kill-and-replace race where the kernel recycles a PID before systemd-coredump can a...

CVE-2018-16866

CVE-2018-16866 is a systemd-journald out-of-bounds read vulnerability. The flaw arises in how journald parses log messages that terminate with a colon, allowing a local attacker to disclose process memory data. Affected versions are reported as v221–v239. Public advisories and vendor notes (e.g.,...

CVE-2019-15718

CVE-2019-15718 affects systemd (notably systemd 240) where bus_open_system_watch_bind_with_description in shared/bus-util.c calls sd_bus_set_trusted, disabling access controls for incoming D-Bus messages. This allows an unprivileged user to invoke D-Bus methods that should be restricted, enabling...

CVE-2018-16888

CVE-2018-16888 affects systemd. When a service runs as an unprivileged user, a local attacker who can write to the service’s PIDFile may trick systemd into killing other services and/or privileged processes. Vulnerable versions are those before v237. Remediation: update systemd to a fixed version...

CVE-2018-20839

The CVE-2018-20839 entry concerns systemd 242, where a mishandled KDGKBMODE (current keyboard mode) check causes VT1 mode changes on logout. This can allow an attacker with physical access (watching shutdown or switching TTYs via Ctrl-Alt-F1/F2) to read cleartext passwords in certain scenarios. T...