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


0.0
low

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.13% (47th percentile)
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NVD
2.4 low
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SUSE
2.4 low
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Red Hat
2.4 low

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS8-SYSTEMDPAM-2074939
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 22 Jan 2020

How to fix?

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

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream systemd-pam package and not the systemd-pam 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.