What is CVE-2015-8842?

CVE-2015-8842 is a low-severity vulnerability in Opensuse, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2016-04-20.

How severe is CVE-2015-8842?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Opensuse

CVE-2015-8842

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.

EPSS: 0.004 (28.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Opensuse — versions 13.2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

References

security@opentext.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
security@opentext.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
security@opentext.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
security@opentext.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
security@opentext.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
security@opentext.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-8842?: CVE-2015-8842 is a low-severity vulnerability in Opensuse, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2016-04-20.
How severe is CVE-2015-8842?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.