{"action":"Upgrade systemd to 237-1 or later.","affected":[{"fixed":"237-1","introduced":"0"}],"component":"systemd","cve_ids":[],"ecosystem":"Debian","ecosystem_qualifier":"Debian:12","exploited":false,"fixed_versions":["237-1"],"id":"tcs_01M5ND5HQBAPFE6R6FEW0NG8ET","modified_at":"2026-10-23T18:03:01.550855068Z","published_at":"2019-01-14T22:29:00.233Z","references":["https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2018-16888","https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-16888"],"severity":{"label":"medium","score":4.7},"sources":[{"source":"osv","source_id":"DEBIAN-CVE-2018-16888","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2018-16888"}],"summary":"It was discovered systemd does not correctly check the content of PIDFile files before using it to kill processes. When a service is run from an unprivileged user (e.g. User field set in the service f"}