Vulnerability · Published Jun 13, 2023 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2023-31437
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in the systemd package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 28% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 72.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An issue was discovered in systemd 253. An attacker can modify a sealed log file such that, in some views, not all existing and sealed log messages are displayed. NOTE: the vendor reportedly sent "a reply denying that any of the finding was a security vulnerability."
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | systemd | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-31437 |
| Debian:13 | systemd | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-31437 |
| Debian:14 | systemd | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-31437 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-354 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N