Uncontrolled Recursion Affecting systemd package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (26th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-SYSTEMD-2336374
  • published12 Jan 2022
  • disclosed10 Jan 2022

Introduced: 10 Jan 2022

CVE-2021-3997  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-674  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for RHEL:8 systemd.

NVD Description

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

A flaw was found in systemd. An uncontrolled recursion in systemd-tmpfiles may lead to a denial of service at boot time when too many nested directories are created in /tmp.

CVSS Scores

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