CVE-2015-8842

LowCVSS 3.3/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

tmpfiles.d/systemd.conf in systemd before 229 uses weak permissions for /var/log/journal/%m/system.journal, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the file.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 3.3/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Apr 20, 2016
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2015-8842: Low severity, CVSS 3.3 | Vulnix