CVE-2023-31438

Source
https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-31438
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2023-31438.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2023-31438
Downstream
Related
Published
2023-06-13T00:00:00Z
Modified
2026-07-08T07:47:03.253459392Z
Summary
[none]
Details

An issue was discovered in systemd 253. An attacker can truncate a sealed log file and then resume log sealing such that checking the integrity shows no error, despite modifications. NOTE: the vendor reportedly sent "a reply denying that any of the finding was a security vulnerability."

Database specific
{
    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/31xxx/CVE-2023-31438.json",
    "cna_assigner": "mitre",
    "isDisputed": true
}
References

Affected packages

Git / github.com/systemd/systemd

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://github.com/systemd/systemd
Events
Database specific
{
    "source": "CPE_STRING",
    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:253:-:*:*:*:*:*:*",
    "extracted_events": [
        {
            "introduced": "253-NA"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "253-NA"
        }
    ]
}

Affected versions

Other
253-NA
v253

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2023-31438.json"

Git / github.com/systemd/systemd-stable

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://github.com/systemd/systemd-stable
Events
Database specific
{
    "source": "CPE_STRING",
    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:253:-:*:*:*:*:*:*",
    "extracted_events": [
        {
            "introduced": "253-NA"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "253-NA"
        }
    ]
}

Affected versions

Other
253-NA
v253

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2023-31438.json"