Off-by-one Error Affecting systemd-tests package, versions <0:239-68.el8_7.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.08% (35th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-SYSTEMDTESTS-4343913
  • published2 Nov 2022
  • disclosed8 Jul 2022

Introduced: 8 Jul 2022

CVE-2022-3821  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-193  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 systemd-tests to version 0:239-68.el8_7.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2023:0100.

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.

An off-by-one Error issue was discovered in Systemd in format_timespan() function of time-util.c. An attacker could supply specific values for time and accuracy that leads to buffer overrun in format_timespan(), leading to a Denial of Service.

CVSS Scores

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