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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2023-31437

An issue was discovered in systemd 253. An attacker can modify a sealed log file such that, in some views, not all existing and sealed log messages are displayed. NOTE: the vendor reportedly sent "a reply denying that any of the finding was a security vulnerability."

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4 Nov 2026, 17:36 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2023-31437

core-osv · Original source

Published 13 Jun 2023, 00:00 UTC

An issue was discovered in systemd 253. An attacker can modify a sealed log file such that, in some views, not all existing and sealed log messages are displayed. NOTE: the vendor reportedly sent "a reply denying that any of the finding was a security vulnerability."

osv:CVE-2023-31437
Complete source record
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      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:37.867171867Z",
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