Memory Leak Affecting systemd-sysv package, versions <0:219-62.el7_6.3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-SYSTEMDSYSV-2131902
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed14 Jan 2019

Introduced: 14 Jan 2019

CVE-2019-3815  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-401  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 systemd-sysv to version 0:219-62.el7_6.3 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream systemd-sysv package and not the systemd-sysv package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

A memory leak was discovered in the backport of fixes for CVE-2018-16864 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Function dispatch_message_real() in journald-server.c does not free the memory allocated by set_iovec_field_free() to store the _CMDLINE= entry. A local attacker may use this flaw to make systemd-journald crash. This issue only affects versions shipped with Red Hat Enterprise since v219-62.2.

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