CVE-2023-31438

Name	CVE-2023-31438
Description	An issue was discovered in systemd 253. An attacker can truncate a sealed log file and then resume log sealing such that checking the integrity shows no error, despite modifications. NOTE: the vendor reportedly sent "a reply denying that any of the finding was a security vulnerability."
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	vulnerable
	bullseye (security)	247.3-7+deb11u6	vulnerable
	bookworm	252.31-1~deb12u1	vulnerable
	trixie	256.7-3	vulnerable
	sid	257~rc2-3	vulnerable

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	Urgency	Origin	Debian Bugs
systemd	source	(unstable)	(unfixed)	unimportant

Disputed by upstream
https://github.com/kastel-security/Journald/blob/main/journald-publication.pdf