cvelist/2019/3xxx/CVE-2019-3842.json

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        "ID": "CVE-2019-3842",
        "ASSIGNER": "secalert@redhat.com",
        "STATE": "PUBLIC"
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    "affects": {
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                {
                    "vendor_name": "The systemd Project",
                    "product": {
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                                "product_name": "systemd",
                                "version": {
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                                        {
                                            "version_value": "v242-rc4"
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                "description": [
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                        "lang": "eng",
                        "value": "CWE-285"
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    "references": {
        "reference_data": [
            {
                "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3842",
                "name": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3842",
                "refsource": "CONFIRM"
            },
            {
                "refsource": "FEDORA",
                "name": "FEDORA-2019-3fa5db9e19",
                "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/STR36RJE4ZZIORMDXRERVBHMPRNRTHAC/"
            },
            {
                "refsource": "EXPLOIT-DB",
                "name": "46743",
                "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46743/"
            },
            {
                "refsource": "MISC",
                "name": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152610/systemd-Seat-Verification-Active-Session-Spoofing.html",
                "url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152610/systemd-Seat-Verification-Active-Session-Spoofing.html"
            },
            {
                "refsource": "MLIST",
                "name": "[debian-lts-announce] 20190424 [SECURITY] [DLA 1762-1] systemd security update",
                "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00022.html"
            },
            {
                "refsource": "SUSE",
                "name": "openSUSE-SU-2019:1450",
                "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00062.html"
            }
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    "description": {
        "description_data": [
            {
                "lang": "eng",
                "value": "In systemd before v242-rc4, it was discovered that pam_systemd does not properly sanitize the environment before using the XDG_SEAT variable. It is possible for an attacker, in some particular configurations, to set a XDG_SEAT environment variable which allows for commands to be checked against polkit policies using the \"allow_active\" element rather than \"allow_any\"."
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