Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201938420000000
Revision Date:2019-04-09Version:1
Title:CVE-2019-3842 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
Description: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".
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2019-3842
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: '229-4ubuntu21.21').
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