Vulnerability identifier: #VU72887
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [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:U/U:Clear]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Local
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
systemd
Server applications /
Other server solutions
Vendor:
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a deadlock within the parse_elf_object() function in shared/elf-util.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
External links
http://github.com/systemd/systemd/commit/076b807be472630692c5348c60d0c2b7b28ad437
http://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/25055#issuecomment-1313733553
http://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/24853#issuecomment-1326561497
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MS5N5SLYAHKENLAJWYBDKU55ICU3SVZF/
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.