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Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201707-5
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Severity: Medium
Date : 2017-07-04
CVE-ID : CVE-2017-9217
Package : systemd
Type : denial of service
Remote : Yes
Link : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-337
Summary
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The package systemd before version 233-7 is vulnerable to denial of
service.
Resolution
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Upgrade to 233-7.
# pacman -Syu "systemd>=233-7"
The problem has been fixed upstream in version 233.
Workaround
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None.
Description
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A security issue has been found in systemd-resolved, allowing a remote
attacker to cause a denial of service (daemon crash via NULL-pointer
dereference) via a crafted DNS response with an empty question section.
Impact
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A remote attacker can cause a denial of service via a crafted DNS
response.
References
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https://github.com/systemd/systemd/commit/262d95fecd357343887709006188f690cfe040a9
https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/6020
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2017-9217
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