CVE-2014-9770
systemd: weak permissions for journal files
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Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
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Published · April 8, 2016
Updated · November 21, 2025
Description
tmpfiles.d/systemd.conf in systemd before 214 uses weak permissions for journal files under (1) /run/log/journal/%m and (2) /var/log/journal/%m, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading these files.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 2.0 · 2.1AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
CWE-732 · Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource