CVE-2016-10156

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions systemd versions prior to v229

Description A flaw in the systemd timers feature caused world-writable suid files to be created, allowing local attackers to escalate their privileges to root. The issue is related to the /src/basic/fs-util.c file.

Recommendations For versions prior to v229, update to version v229 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the systemd timers feature until the update is applied.