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Red Hat: CVE-2022-3821: buffer overrun in format_timespan() function (Multiple Advisories)

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Red Hat: CVE-2022-3821: buffer overrun in format_timespan() function (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
11/08/2022
Created
01/14/2023
Added
01/13/2023
Modified
03/06/2024

Description

An off-by-one Error issue was discovered in Systemd in format_timespan() function of time-util.c. An attacker could supply specific values for time and accuracy that leads to buffer overrun in format_timespan(), leading to a Denial of Service.

Solution(s)

  • redhat-upgrade-systemd
  • redhat-upgrade-systemd-container
  • redhat-upgrade-systemd-container-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-systemd-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-systemd-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-systemd-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-systemd-devel-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-systemd-journal-remote
  • redhat-upgrade-systemd-journal-remote-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-systemd-libs
  • redhat-upgrade-systemd-libs-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-systemd-oomd
  • redhat-upgrade-systemd-oomd-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-systemd-pam
  • redhat-upgrade-systemd-pam-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-systemd-resolved
  • redhat-upgrade-systemd-resolved-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-systemd-rpm-macros
  • redhat-upgrade-systemd-standalone-sysusers-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-systemd-standalone-tmpfiles-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-systemd-tests
  • redhat-upgrade-systemd-tests-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-systemd-udev
  • redhat-upgrade-systemd-udev-debuginfo

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