#VU24716 Memory leak in systemd - CVE-2019-20386

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#VU24716 Memory leak in systemd - CVE-2019-20386

Published: January 29, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU24716
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-20386
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
systemd
Software vendor:
Freedesktop.org

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform DoS attack on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due memory leak in button_open() function in login/logind-button.c in systemd. A remote attacker can execute the udevadm trigger command and perform denial of service attack.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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