Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Extended Update Support update for systemd

1) Use-after-free

EUVDB-ID: #VU66757

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-2526

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the on_stream_io() and dns_stream_complete() functions in resolved-dns-stream.c, which do not increment the reference counting for the DnsStream object. A remote attacker can send to the system specially crafted DNS responses, trigger a use-after-free error and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support: 8.2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS: 8.2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support: 8.2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support: 8.2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support: 8.2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions: 8.2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS: 8.2

systemd (Red Hat package): before 239-31.el8_2.9

External links

http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:6162

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.