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CVE-2023-31438

An issue was discovered in systemd 253. An attacker can truncate a sealed log file and then resume log sealing such that checking the integrity shows no error, despite modifications. NOTE: the vendor reportedly sent "a reply denying that any of the finding was a security vulnerability."

Published

2023-06-13T17:15:14.707

Last Modified

2024-11-21T08:01:51.953

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 5.3 (MEDIUM)

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-354

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	systemd_project	systemd	253	Yes

References

https://github.com/kastel-security/Journald Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://github.com/kastel-security/Journald/blob/main/journald-publication.pdf Technical Description ([email protected])
https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/28886 ([email protected])
https://github.com/systemd/systemd/releases Release Notes ([email protected])
https://github.com/kastel-security/Journald Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/kastel-security/Journald/blob/main/journald-publication.pdf Technical Description (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/28886 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/systemd/systemd/releases Release Notes (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)