Vulnerability in [Freedesktop.org] Systemd

CVE-2019-3844

It was discovered that a systemd service that uses DynamicUser property can get new privileges through the execution of SUID binaries, which would allow to create binaries owned by the service transient group with the setgid bit set. A loc…

EPSS: 0.002 (35.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-3844?
CVE-2019-3844 is a medium-severity vulnerability in [Freedesktop.org] Systemd, classified under Privilege Chaining. CVSS score: 4.5/10. Published 2019-04-26.
How severe is CVE-2019-3844?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-3844 known to be exploited?
5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.