Improper Authorization Affecting systemd-tests package, versions <0:239-18.el8


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.08% (36th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-SYSTEMDTESTS-3926744
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed3 Sept 2019

Introduced: 3 Sep 2019

CVE-2019-15718  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-285  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 systemd-tests to version 0:239-18.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2019:3592.

NVD Description

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

In systemd 240, bus_open_system_watch_bind_with_description in shared/bus-util.c (as used by systemd-resolved to connect to the system D-Bus instance), calls sd_bus_set_trusted, which disables access controls for incoming D-Bus messages. An unprivileged user can exploit this by executing D-Bus methods that should be restricted to privileged users, in order to change the system's DNS resolver settings.

CVSS Scores

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