{
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "id": "GHSA-c23j-qp89-q76c",
  "modified": "2022-05-13T01:04:09Z",
  "published": "2022-05-13T01:04:09Z",
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2019-3842"
  ],
  "details": "In systemd before v242-rc4, it was discovered that pam_systemd does not properly sanitize the environment before using the XDG_SEAT variable. It is possible for an attacker, in some particular configurations, to set a XDG_SEAT environment variable which allows for commands to be checked against polkit policies using the \"allow_active\" element rather than \"allow_any\".",
  "severity": [
    {
      "type": "CVSS_V3",
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
    }
  ],
  "affected": [],
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-3842"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3842"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00022.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/STR36RJE4ZZIORMDXRERVBHMPRNRTHAC"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46743"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00062.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152610/systemd-Seat-Verification-Active-Session-Spoofing.html"
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-863"
    ],
    "severity": "HIGH",
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2019-04-09T21:29:00Z"
  }
}