CVE-2019-6454
Publication date 19 February 2019
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
An issue was discovered in sd-bus in systemd 239. bus_process_object() in libsystemd/sd-bus/bus-objects.c allocates a variable-length stack buffer for temporarily storing the object path of incoming D-Bus messages. An unprivileged local user can exploit this by sending a specially crafted message to PID1, causing the stack pointer to jump over the stack guard pages into an unmapped memory region and trigger a denial of service (systemd PID1 crash and kernel panic).
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| systemd | ||
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 237-3ubuntu10.13
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 229-4ubuntu21.16
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| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Not affected
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Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
5.5 · Medium
|
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | Low |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-3891-1
- systemd vulnerability
- 18 February 2019