openEuler 20.03 LTS update for systemd-243-22



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2020-1712
CWE-ID CWE-416
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
openEuler
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

systemd-udev-compat
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

systemd-udev
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

systemd-libs
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

systemd-journal-remote
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

systemd-help
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

systemd-devel
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

systemd-debugsource
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

systemd-debuginfo
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

systemd-container
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

systemd
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor openEuler

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Use-after-free

EUVDB-ID: #VU25332

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 7.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-1712

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when processing dbus messages during asynchronous Polkit queries in bus-polkit.c in systemd. A local unprivileged user can send a specially crafted dbus message, trigger a use-after-free error and crash services or execute arbitrary code on the system with elevated privileges.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

openEuler: 20.03 LTS

systemd-udev-compat: before 243-22

systemd-udev: before 243-22

systemd-libs: before 243-22

systemd-journal-remote: before 243-22

systemd-help: before 243-22

systemd-devel: before 243-22

systemd-debugsource: before 243-22

systemd-debuginfo: before 243-22

systemd-container: before 243-22

systemd: before 243-22

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.openeuler.org/en/security/security-bulletins/detail/?id=openEuler-SA-2020-1032


Q & A

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.



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