CVE-2019-6454

Summary

CVECVE-2019-6454
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2019-03-21 16:01:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 03:13:00 UTC
DescriptionAn 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).

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-787

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 18.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 18.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 18.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 18.10 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 29 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 29 All All All
Application Freedesktop Systemd 239 All All All
Application Freedesktop Systemd 239 All All All
Application Mcafee Web Gateway All All All All
Application Netapp Active Iq Performance Analytics Services - All All All
Application Netapp Active Iq Performance Analytics Services - All All All
Operating System Opensuse Leap 15.0 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Leap 15.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Compute Node Eus 7.5 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus 7.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus 7.5 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus 8.1 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus 8.2 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus 8.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems Eus 7.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems Eus 7.5 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems Eus 8.1 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems Eus 8.2 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems Eus 8.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Power Big Endian Eus 7.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian 8.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian Eus 7.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian Eus 7.5 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian Eus 8.1 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian Eus 8.2 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian Eus 8.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.3 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 8.2 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 8.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server For Power Little Endian Update Services For Sap Solutions 7.3 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server For Power Little Endian Update Services For Sap Solutions 7.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server For Power Little Endian Update Services For Sap Solutions 8.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server For Power Little Endian Update Services For Sap Solutions 8.1 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server For Power Little Endian Update Services For Sap Solutions 8.2 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus 7.3 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus 7.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus 8.2 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus 8.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Update Services For Sap Solutions 7.3 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Update Services For Sap Solutions 7.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Update Services For Sap Solutions 8.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Update Services For Sap Solutions 8.1 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Update Services For Sap Solutions 8.2 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7.0 All All All
Application Systemd Project Systemd 239 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
McAfee Security Bulletin - Web Gateway update fixes four third-party vulnerabilities (CVE-2018-18311, CVE-2018-5742, CVE-2019-9169, and CVE-2019-6454) CONFIRM kc.mcafee.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 29 Update: systemd-239-12.git8bca462.fc29 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4393-1 systemd DEBIAN www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE-2019-6454: systemd (PID1) crash with specially crafted D-Bus message MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
History for src/libsystemd/sd-bus/bus-objects.c - systemd/systemd · GitHub MISC github.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] [DLA 1684-1] systemd security update MLIST lists.debian.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2019:0255-1: important: Security update SUSE lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
oss-security - CVE-2021-33910: Denial of service (stack exhaustion) in systemd (PID 1) MLIST www.openwall.com
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2019:1450-1: important: Security update SUSE lists.opensuse.org
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 29 Update: systemd-239-12.git8bca462.fc29 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
USN-3891-1: systemd vulnerability | Ubuntu security notices UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
CVE-2019-6454 systemd Vulnerability in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security CONFIRM security.netapp.com Third Party Advisory
oss-security - CVE-2019-6454: systemd (PID1) crash with specially crafted D-Bus message MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
systemd CVE-2019-6454 Local Denial of Service Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 377056 Alibaba Cloud Linux Security Update for systemd (ALINUX2-SA-2019:0008)
  • 900080 CBL-Mariner Linux Security Update for systemd 239
  • 903376 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for systemd (1790)
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