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Resource Exhaustion Affecting systemd-pam package, versions <0:239-45.el8_4.2

high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.04% (10th percentile)
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NVD
5.5 medium
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SUSE
5.5 medium
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Red Hat
5.5 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS8-SYSTEMDPAM-2114402
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 20 Jul 2021
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Introduced: 20 Jul 2021

CVE-2021-33910 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-400 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 systemd-pam to version 0:239-45.el8_4.2 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.

basic/unit-name.c in systemd prior to 246.15, 247.8, 248.5, and 249.1 has a Memory Allocation with an Excessive Size Value (involving strdupa and alloca for a pathname controlled by a local attacker) that results in an operating system crash.

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