| Name | CVE-2014-9770 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| systemd (PTS) | bullseye | 247.3-7+deb11u5 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 247.3-7+deb11u6 | fixed |
| bookworm | 252.36-1~deb12u1 | fixed |
| bookworm (security) | 252.38-1~deb12u1 | fixed |
| trixie, sid | 257.7-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| systemd | source | wheezy | (not affected) | | | |
| systemd | source | (unstable) | 215-1 | | | |
Notes
[wheezy] - systemd <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=972612
Introduced by: https://github.com/systemd/systemd/commit/a606871da508995f5ede113a8fc6538afd98966c (v213)
Fixed by (for volatile journals): https://github.com/systemd/systemd/commit/176f2acf8dee45fee832fd2ab07243f63783a238 (v214)