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".
References
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3842 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/STR36RJE4ZZIORMDXRERVBHMPRNRTHAC/ | Mailing List Release Notes Third Party Advisory |
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46743/ | Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152610/systemd-Seat-Verification-Active-Session-Spoofing.html | Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00022.html | Third Party Advisory |
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00062.html | Third Party Advisory |
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E | Third Party Advisory |
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E | Third Party Advisory |
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Information
Published : 2019-04-09 14:29
Updated : 2022-01-31 10:51
NVD link : CVE-2019-3842
Mitre link : CVE-2019-3842
JSON object : View
CWE
CWE-863
Incorrect Authorization
Products Affected
fedoraproject
- fedora
debian
- debian_linux
systemd_project
- systemd
redhat
- enterprise_linux