Improper Input Validation The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package systemd  (opens in a new tab)


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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1710-SYSTEMD-618512
  • published10 Sept 2020
  • disclosed7 Jul 2017

Introduced: 7 Jul 2017

CVE-2017-1000082  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

Amendment

The Ubuntu security team deemed this advisory irrelevant for Ubuntu:17.10.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream systemd package and not the systemd package as distributed by Ubuntu.

systemd v233 and earlier fails to safely parse usernames starting with a numeric digit (e.g. "0day"), running the service in question with root privileges rather than the user intended.