CVE-2016-10156 EXPLOIT
7.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 1.2% (pctl 68)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.8 (HIGH, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 1.21% — more likely to be exploited than 68% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-264 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2017-01-23 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| systemd project | systemd |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Systemd 228 (SUSE 12 SP2 / Ubuntu Touch 15.04) - Local Privilege Escalation | 2017-01-24 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95790
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037686
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1020601
- https://github.com/systemd/systemd/commit/06eeacb6fe029804f296b065b3ce91e796e1cd0e
- https://github.com/systemd/systemd/commit/ee735086f8670be1591fa9593e80dd60163a7a2f
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41171/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95790
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037686
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1020601
- https://github.com/systemd/systemd/commit/06eeacb6fe029804f296b065b3ce91e796e1cd0e
- https://github.com/systemd/systemd/commit/ee735086f8670be1591fa9593e80dd60163a7a2f
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41171/
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