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ubuntu-cve-2014-9770

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

Published

2016-04-20 16:59

Modified

2025-07-16 04:50

Summary

Details

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.

Severity

3.3 (Low)


                    
                      CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

N/A (UNKNOWN)


                    
                      medium

References

URL

Type

	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9770	REPORT
	https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9770	REPORT

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        "availability": "No subscription required",
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  "modified": "2025-07-16T04:50:40Z",
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      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2014-9770"
  ],
  "withdrawn": "2025-07-18T16:43:07Z"
}

CVE-2014-9770 (GCVE-0-2014-9770)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-04-20 16:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 13:55

Summary

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

microfocus

References

5 references

URL	Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/0…	mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/0…	mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-0…	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-annou…	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=972612	x_refsource_CONFIRM

Date Public

2014-06-11 00:00

Show details on NVD website

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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date	Other

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

CVE-2014-9770 (GCVE-0-2014-9770)

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