Use After Free Affecting systemd-libs package, versions <0:239-58.0.1.el8_6.4


Severity

high

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.21% (60th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ORACLE8-SYSTEMDLIBS-3008915
  • published 26 Aug 2022
  • disclosed 9 Sep 2022

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 systemd-libs to version 0:239-58.0.1.el8_6.4 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2022-6206.

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 Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A use-after-free vulnerability was found in systemd. This issue occurs due to the on_stream_io() function and dns_stream_complete() function in 'resolved-dns-stream.c' not incrementing the reference counting for the DnsStream object. Therefore, other functions and callbacks called can dereference the DNSStream object, causing the use-after-free when the reference is still used later.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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Snyk

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

9.8 critical
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Red Hat

9.8 critical