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Debian: Security Advisory for systemd (DSA-4942-1)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing an update for the 'systemd' package(s) announced via the DSA-4942-1 advisory.
Insight
Insight
The Qualys Research Labs discovered that an attacker-controlled allocation using the alloca() function could result in memory corruption, allowing to crash systemd and hence the entire operating system. Details can be found in the Qualys advisory at [link moved to references]
Affected Software
Affected Software
'systemd' package(s) on Debian Linux.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
For the stable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in version 241-7~deb10u8. We recommend that you upgrade your systemd packages.