CVE-2020-1712 – systemd: use-after-free when asynchronous polkit queries are performed

https://notcve.org/view.php?id=CVE-2020-1712

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. Se detectó una vulnerabilidad uso de la memoria previamente liberada de la pila en systemd versiones anteriores a v245-rc1, donde se llevaron a cabo consultas de Polkit asincrónicas mientras se manejan mensajes dbus. Un atacante no privilegiado local puede abusar de este fallo para bloquear los servicios de systemd o potencialmente ejecutar código y elevar sus privilegios, mediante el envío de mensajes dbus especialmente diseñados. A heap use-after-free vulnerability was found in systemd, where asynchronous Polkit queries are performed while handling dbus messages. • https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1712 https://github.com/systemd/systemd/commit/1068447e6954dc6ce52f099ed174c442cb89ed54 https://github.com/systemd/systemd/commit/637486261528e8aa3da9f26a4487dc254f4b7abb https://github.com/systemd/systemd/commit/bc130b6858327b382b07b3985cf48e2aa9016b2d https://github.com/systemd/systemd/commit/ea0d0ede03c6f18dbc5036c5e9cccf97e415ccc2 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/06/msg00025.html https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/02/05/1 https://access.redhat.c • CWE-416: Use After Free •