SB2019021926 - Red Hat update for systemd
Published: February 19, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019021926
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-6454)
The vulnerability allows a local unauthenticated attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.The weakness exists due to incorrect handling of certain D-Bus messages. A local attacker can supply specially crafted D-Bus messages to crash the init process, resulting in a system denial-of-service (kernel panic).
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.