Resource Exhaustion Affecting systemd-libs package, versions <0:239-40.el8


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.13% (49th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-SYSTEMDLIBS-2075614
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed22 Jan 2020

Introduced: 22 Jan 2020

CVE-2019-20386  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-400  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 systemd-libs to version 0:239-40.el8 or higher.

NVD Description

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

An issue was discovered in button_open in login/logind-button.c in systemd before 243. When executing the udevadm trigger command, a memory leak may occur.

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