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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2021-33910) ELSA-2021-2717: systemd security update

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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2021-33910) ELSA-2021-2717: systemd security update

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
07/20/2021
Created
07/24/2021
Added
07/22/2021
Modified
11/23/2022

Description

basic/unit-name.c in systemd prior to 246.15, 247.8, 248.5, and 249.1 has a Memory Allocation with an Excessive Size Value (involving strdupa and alloca for a pathname controlled by a local attacker) that results in an operating system crash.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-systemd
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-systemd-container
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-systemd-devel
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-systemd-journal-remote
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-systemd-libs
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-systemd-pam
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-systemd-tests
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-systemd-udev

References

  • ELSA-2021-2717
  • CVE-2021-33910
  • USN-5013-1
  • USN-5013-2

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