CVE-2020-1712

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-416 Use After Free
Publication date:
31/03/2020
Last modified:
07/11/2023

Description

A heap use-after-free vulnerability was found in systemd before version v245-rc1, where asynchronous Polkit queries are performed while handling dbus messages. A local unprivileged attacker can abuse this flaw to crash systemd services or potentially execute code and elevate their privileges, by sending specially crafted dbus messages.

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 244 (including)
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ceph_storage:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:discovery:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:migration_toolkit:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*