Missing Authentication for Critical Function Affecting systemd-resolved package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.4% (69th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-SYSTEMDRESOLVED-1393639
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed26 Apr 2021

Introduced: 26 Apr 2021

CVE-2020-13529  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-306  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for RHEL:7 systemd-resolved.

NVD Description

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

An exploitable denial-of-service vulnerability exists in Systemd 245. A specially crafted DHCP FORCERENEW packet can cause a server running the DHCP client to be vulnerable to a DHCP ACK spoofing attack. An attacker can forge a pair of FORCERENEW and DCHP ACK packets to reconfigure the server.

CVSS Base Scores

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