SB2021082318 - SUSE update for systemd
Published: August 23, 2021
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) Predictable from Observable State (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-13529)
CWE-ID: CWE-341 - Predictable from Observable State
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to reconfigure the target device.
The vulnerability exists due to usage of predictable Transactions Identifiers when processing DHCP ACK packets. A remote attacker on the same network can forge the FORCERENEW and DHCP ACK packets to reconfigure the systemd’s DHCP client settings.
2) Uncontrolled Memory Allocation (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-33910)
CWE-ID: CWE-789 - Uncontrolled Memory Allocation
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to stack exhaustion within the basic/unit-name.c in systemd. A local user can crash the systemd (PID 1) and cause a kernel panic.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.