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Memory Leak Affecting systemd-libs package, versions <0:219-62.el7_6.3

0.0
low

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.04% (6th percentile)
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NVD
3.3 low
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Red Hat
3.3 low

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS7-SYSTEMDLIBS-2131748
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 14 Jan 2019
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Introduced: 14 Jan 2019

CVE-2019-3815 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-401 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 systemd-libs to version 0:219-62.el7_6.3 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream systemd-libs package and not the systemd-libs package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

A memory leak was discovered in the backport of fixes for CVE-2018-16864 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Function dispatch_message_real() in journald-server.c does not free the memory allocated by set_iovec_field_free() to store the _CMDLINE= entry. A local attacker may use this flaw to make systemd-journald crash. This issue only affects versions shipped with Red Hat Enterprise since v219-62.2.