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


Severity

0.0
medium
0
10

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.06% (24th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU2004-SYSTEMD-2332040
  • published 11 Jan 2022
  • disclosed 23 Aug 2022

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

version 3.1
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Snyk

5.5 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Local
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    Low
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    None
  • Integrity (I)
    None
  • Availability (A)
    High
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NVD

5.5 medium
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SUSE

5.5 medium
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Red Hat

5.5 medium