Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:2018168880000000
Revision Date:2019-01-14Version:1
Title:CVE-2018-16888 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - low.
Description:It was discovered systemd does not correctly check the content of PIDFile files before using it to kill processes. When a service is run from an unprivileged user (e.g. User field set in the service file), a local attacker who is able to write to the PIDFile of the mentioned service may use this flaw to trick systemd into killing other services and/or privileged processes. Versions before v237 are vulnerable.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2018-16888
Platform(s):Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
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Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) is installed.
  • AND systemd package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '229-4ubuntu21.27').
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