systemd 250 and 251 allows local users to achieve a systemd-coredump deadlock by triggering a crash that has a long backtrace. This occurs in parse_elf_object in shared/elf-util.c. The exploitation methodology is to crash a binary calling the same function recursively, and put it in a deeply nested directory to make its backtrace large enough to cause the deadlock. This must be done 16 times when MaxConnections=16 is set for the systemd/units/systemd-coredump.socket file.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade systemd-containerUpgrade systemd-oomdUpgrade systemd-libsUpgrade systemd-rpm-macrosUpgrade systemd-resolvedUpgrade systemd-develUpgrade systemd-udevUpgrade systemdUpgrade systemd-pamUpgrade systemd-journal-remote | Mar 1, 2023 | Nov 23, 2022 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade systemd-develUpgrade systemd-tests-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-libsUpgrade systemd-pam-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-resolvedUpgrade systemd-udev-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-standalone-sysusersUpgrade systemd-standalone-tmpfilesUpgrade systemd-udevUpgrade systemd-rpm-macrosUpgrade systemd-journal-remoteUpgrade systemd-debugsourceUpgrade systemd-resolved-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-pamUpgrade systemdUpgrade systemd-networkdUpgrade systemd-standalone-tmpfiles-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-standalone-sysusers-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-networkd-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-libs-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-container-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-journal-remote-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-oomd-defaultsUpgrade systemd-containerUpgrade systemd-tests | Feb 17, 2025 | Oct 18, 2022 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade systemdUpgrade systemd-oomdUpgrade systemd-develUpgrade systemd-udev-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-libsUpgrade systemd-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-resolvedUpgrade systemd-oomd-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-containerUpgrade systemd-devel-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-journal-remote-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-standalone-sysusers-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-pam-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-libs-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-rpm-macrosUpgrade systemd-journal-remoteUpgrade systemd-debugsourceUpgrade systemd-udevUpgrade systemd-resolved-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-pamUpgrade systemd-container-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-standalone-tmpfiles-debuginfo | Mar 1, 2023 | Nov 23, 2022 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade systemd | Jul 30, 2024 | Nov 23, 2022 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade sys-apps/systemd. | May 6, 2024 | Nov 23, 2022 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade systemd-oomdUpgrade systemd-develUpgrade systemd-resolvedUpgrade systemd-journal-remoteUpgrade systemdUpgrade systemd-rpm-macrosUpgrade systemd-udevUpgrade systemd-libsUpgrade systemd-containerUpgrade systemd-pam | Mar 2, 2023 | Oct 18, 2022 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution existsUpgrade systemd-devel-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-resolvedUpgrade systemd-develUpgrade systemd-journal-remote-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-libsUpgrade systemd-debuginfoUpgrade systemdUpgrade systemd-rpm-macrosUpgrade systemd-containerUpgrade systemd-udevUpgrade systemd-libs-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-udev-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-standalone-tmpfiles-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-oomdUpgrade systemd-journal-remoteUpgrade systemd-pam-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-debugsourceUpgrade systemd-resolved-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-standalone-sysusers-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-oomd-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-container-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-pam | Mar 1, 2023 | Nov 23, 2022 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade systemd-container-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-udevUpgrade systemd-oomd-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-resolved-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-journal-remoteUpgrade systemd-pam-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-pamUpgrade systemd-debugsourceUpgrade systemd-oomdUpgrade systemd-develUpgrade systemd-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-resolvedUpgrade systemd-libs-debuginfoUpgrade systemdUpgrade systemd-containerUpgrade systemd-libsUpgrade systemd-udev-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-journal-remote-debuginfoUpgrade systemd-devel-debuginfo | Mar 12, 2024 | Nov 23, 2022 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade systemd (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade systemd | Mar 22, 2023 | Nov 23, 2022 |
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