Use After Free Affecting systemd package, versions <0:239-58.el8_6.4


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.05% (60th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-SYSTEMD-2988407
  • published20 Aug 2022
  • disclosed19 Aug 2022

Introduced: 19 Aug 2022

CVE-2022-2526  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 systemd to version 0:239-58.el8_6.4 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream systemd package and not the systemd package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A use-after-free vulnerability was found in systemd. This issue occurs due to the on_stream_io() function and dns_stream_complete() function in 'resolved-dns-stream.c' not incrementing the reference counting for the DnsStream object. Therefore, other functions and callbacks called can dereference the DNSStream object, causing the use-after-free when the reference is still used later.

CVSS Base Scores

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