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CVE-2018-20839

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CVSS 3.1
4.3 medium
EPSS
2%p84
Published
()
Modified
Description

systemd 242 changes the VT1 mode upon a logout, which allows attackers to read cleartext passwords in certain circumstances, such as watching a shutdown, or using Ctrl-Alt-F1 and Ctrl-Alt-F2. This occurs because the KDGKBMODE (aka current keyboard mode) check is mishandled.

Vendors
systemd projectnetapp
Products
systemd, cn1610 firmware, snapprotect, solidfire \& hci management node
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (2.5%)

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