Resource management error in systemd - CVE-2013-4393
Published: October 29, 2013 / Updated: August 10, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU42414
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-4393
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Freedesktop.org
Affected software:
systemd
systemd
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
journald in systemd, when the origin of native messages is set to file, allows local users to cause a denial of service (logging service blocking) via a crafted file descriptor.
How to mitigate CVE-2013-4393
Install update from vendor's website.