CVE-2020-1712 log
| Source |
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| Severity | High |
| Remote | No |
| Type | Privilege escalation |
| Description | A heap use-after-free vulnerability was found in systemd before version 244.2, 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. |
| Group | Package | Affected | Fixed | Severity | Status | Ticket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVG-1094 | systemd | 244.1-1 | 244.2-1 | High | Fixed |
| Date | Advisory | Group | Package | Severity | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Feb 2020 | ASA-202002-8 | AVG-1094 | systemd | High | privilege escalation |
| References |
|---|
https://github.com/systemd/systemd/commit/ea0d0ede03c6f18dbc5036c5e9cccf97e415ccc2 https://github.com/systemd/systemd-stable/commit/e2d4cb9843c50eff76e9104fec6b448c0d7c8814 |