CVE-2015-8842

systemd: improper use of tmpfiles.d to create persistent journal files

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

2.1

CVSS 2.0

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Published · April 8, 2016

Updated · November 21, 2025

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.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 2.1
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CWE-732 · Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource