CVE-2018-20839

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CVSS v3
4.3
MEDIUM
CVSS v2
4.3
MEDIUM
Affected
1
PROJECT

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.

The systemd System and Service Manager
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