Uncontrolled Recursion Affecting systemd package, versions <245.4-4ubuntu3.15


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (34th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2004-SYSTEMD-2332040
  • published11 Jan 2022
  • disclosed23 Aug 2022

Introduced: 11 Jan 2022

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

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:20.04 systemd to version 245.4-4ubuntu3.15 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream systemd package and not the systemd package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:20.04 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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