Security Advisory
CVE-2018-15686
7.8
HIGH
Vulnerability Description
A vulnerability in unit_deserialize of systemd allows an attacker to supply arbitrary state across systemd re-execution via NotifyAccess. This can be used to improperly influence systemd execution and possibly lead to root privilege escalation. Affected releases are systemd versions up to and including 239.
Published Date
October 26, 2018
Official Source
NIST NVD Advisory