PT-2014-9127 · Systemd · Systemd

Published 2014-04-23 · Updated 2014-04-23

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions systemd versions prior to the updated versions in Mageia 3 and 4

Description A stack-based buffer overflow was found in systemd-ask-password, a utility used to query a system password or passphrase from the user. This flaw could be used by a local user to crash the binary or execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running the program.

Recommendations For systemd versions prior to the updated versions in Mageia 3 and 4, update the systemd packages to the latest versions provided by Mageia to address this issue.

Related Identifiers

MGASA-2014-0188

Affected Products

Systemd

References · 4

• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-April/131370.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MGASA-2014-0188 · Vendor Advisory
• https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0188.html · Security Note
• https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13219 · Note