CVE-2023-31438

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Summary

CVECVE-2023-31438
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2023-06-13 17:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-12-21 15:15:00 UTC
Description** DISPUTED ** 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."

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-354

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Systemd Project Systemd 253 - All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
GitHub - kastel-security/Journald: Three Vulnerabilities in Journald Forward Secure Log Sealing MISC github.com
Journald/journald-publication.pdf at main · kastel-security/Journald · GitHub MISC github.com
journalctl: verify sealed log epochs are continuous by felixdoerre · Pull Request #28886 · systemd/systemd · GitHub github.com
Releases · systemd/systemd · GitHub MISC github.com
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