CentOS Linux: CVE-2020-1712: Important: systemd security and bug fix update (CESA-2020:0575)
5
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
02/24/2020
02/26/2020
02/25/2020
05/25/2023
Description
A heap use-after-free vulnerability was found in systemd before version v245-rc1, where asynchronous Polkit queries are performed while handling dbus messages. A local unprivileged attacker can abuse this flaw to crash systemd services or potentially execute code and elevate their privileges, by sending specially crafted dbus messages.
Solution(s)
- centos-upgrade-systemd
- centos-upgrade-systemd-container
- centos-upgrade-systemd-container-debuginfo
- centos-upgrade-systemd-debuginfo
- centos-upgrade-systemd-debugsource
- centos-upgrade-systemd-devel
- centos-upgrade-systemd-journal-remote
- centos-upgrade-systemd-journal-remote-debuginfo
- centos-upgrade-systemd-libs
- centos-upgrade-systemd-libs-debuginfo
- centos-upgrade-systemd-pam
- centos-upgrade-systemd-pam-debuginfo
- centos-upgrade-systemd-tests
- centos-upgrade-systemd-tests-debuginfo
- centos-upgrade-systemd-udev
- centos-upgrade-systemd-udev-debuginfo
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