🛡️ CVE-2023-7008 on Debian — systemd

⚪ Unknown ✅ No Known Exploit OSV
N/A
CVSS Score
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Description

A vulnerability was found in systemd-resolved. This issue may allow systemd-resolved to accept records of DNSSEC-signed domains even when they have no signature, allowing man-in-the-middles (or the upstream DNS resolver) to manipulate records.

Distribution advisory

This page covers CVE-2023-7008 as tracked by Debian, for the package systemd. The fix is available in version 255.1-3; earlier versions remain affected.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is high, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity high, availability none.

Weakness class

DEBIAN-CVE-2023-7008 is classified as CWE-300: Channel Accessible by Non-Endpoint. The product does not adequately verify the identity of actors at both ends of a communication channel, or does not adequately ensure the integrity of the channel, in a way that allows the channel to be accessed or influenced by an actor that is not an endpoint.

Affected software

DEBIAN-CVE-2023-7008 is recorded against 1 package.

  • systemd (fixed in 255.1-3)

Timeline and source

Published on 23 December 2023 and last revised on 7 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

security-tracker.debian.org (Advisory)

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Details

Severity Unknown
CVSS Score N/A
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2023-12-23
Updated 2026-08-12
Modified 2026-08-07
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
systemd — 255.1-3

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