It exists that systemd incorrectly handled certain PIDFile files. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to trick systemd into killing privileged processes. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-16888)
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systemd project systemd |
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redhat enterprise linux 8.0 |
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redhat openshift container platform 4.0 |
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redhat discovery - |
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redhat migration toolkit 1.0 |
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redhat ceph storage 4.0 |
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debian debian linux 9.0 |
Plus: SystemD has a privilege escalation flaw that needs patching, and more bits and bytes
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