SB2020110524 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for systemd 



SB2020110524 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for systemd

Published: November 5, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2020110524
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-20386)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform DoS attack on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due memory leak in button_open() function in login/logind-button.c in systemd. A remote attacker can execute the udevadm trigger command and perform denial of service attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.