Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime Affecting systemd package, versions <229-4ubuntu21.27


0.0
low

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.13% (47th percentile)
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NVD
2.4 low
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SUSE
2.4 low
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Red Hat
2.4 low

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1604-SYSTEMD-543506
  • published 21 Jan 2020
  • disclosed 21 Jan 2020

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 systemd to version 229-4ubuntu21.27 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:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered in button_open in login/logind-button.c in systemd before 243. When executing the udevadm trigger command, a memory leak may occur.