Improper Authorization
CVE-2019-3842
Summary
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".
- HIGH
- LOCAL
- HIGH
- UNCHANGED
- NONE
- LOW
- HIGH
- HIGH
CWE-285 - Improper Authorization
The software does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.
References
Advisory Timeline
- Published
