CVE-2015-8842
Low
CVE-2015-8842
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.
Exploit probability
0.4%
Published
April 20, 2016
Required by
Not available
Last source change
April 10, 2026
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
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Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2015-8842
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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.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00044.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00109.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/08/14
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/08/15
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=972612
- https://github.com/systemd/systemd/commit/afae249efa4774c6676738ac5de6aeb4daf4889f