vulnerability
Red Hat OpenShift: CVE-2020-1712: systemd: use-after-free when asynchronous polkit queries are performed
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 29, 2020 | Apr 11, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Mar 31, 2020
Added
Dec 29, 2020
Modified
Apr 11, 2025
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
linuxrpm-upgrade-redhat-coreos
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