CVE-2016-10156
N/A
Published: January 23, 2017 at 06:49 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:39 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorSystemd
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
Description
A flaw in systemd v228 in /src/basic/fs-util.c caused world writable suid files to be created when using the systemd timers features, allowing local attackers to escalate their privileges to root. This is fixed in v229.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (6)
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95790x_refsource_MISCIssue Tracking
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1020601x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/systemd/systemd/commit/06eeacb6fe029804f296b065b3ce91e796e1cd0ex_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/systemd/systemd/commit/ee735086f8670be1591fa9593e80dd60163a7a2fQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-264
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