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CVE-2019-3842

nvd nist
Published: Apr 9, 2019Modified: Jun 17, 2026

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7.0
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 1.0 / Impact: 5.9
Source: NVD

Description

In systemd before v242-rc4, it was discovered that pam_systemd does not properly sanitize the environment before using the XDG_SEAT variable. It is possible for an attacker, in some particular configurations, to set a XDG_SEAT environment variable which allows for commands to be checked against polkit policies using the "allow_active" element rather than "allow_any".

Affected (7)

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Systemd
1 product
Enterprise Linux
1 product
Fedora
1 product
Debian Linux
Configuration A
4 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Systemd Project
Up to 241
Version 242 rc1
Version 242 rc2
Version 242 rc3
Configuration B
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Version 7.0
Configuration C
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Version 30
Configuration D
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Version 8.0

References (16)

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
Source: secalert@redhat.com
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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