Systemd

Pierluigi Paganini January 31, 2019
Researchers published the PoC exploit code for Linux SystemD bugs

Security researchers at the security firm Capsule8 have published exploit code for the vulnerabilities in Linux systemD disclosed in January.Security researchers at the security firm Capsule8 have published exploit code for the vulnerabilities in Linux systemD disclosed in January. Early this month, security firm Qualys disclosed three flaws (CVE-2018-16864, CVE-2018-16865, and CVE-2018-16866 ) in a […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 10, 2019
Three security bugs found in the popular Linux suite systemd

Experts disclosed three flaws in the systemd, a software suite that provides fundamental building blocks for Linux operating systems. Security firm Qualys has disclosed three flaws (CVE-2018-16864, CVE-2018-16865, and CVE-2018-16866 ) in a component of systemd, a software suite that provides fundamental building blocks for a Linux operating system used in most major Linux distributions. […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 29, 2018
Systemd flaw could cause the crash or hijack of vulnerable Linux machines

Systemd is affected by a security vulnerability that can be exploited to crash a vulnerable Linux machine, and in the worst case to execute malicious code. An attacker can trigger the vulnerability using maliciously crafted DHCPv6 packets and modifying portions of memory of the vulnerable systems, potentially causing remote code execution. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2018-15688, […]