QID 671097

Date Published: 2021-11-29

QID 671097: EulerOS Security Update for cronie (EulerOS-SA-2019-2496)

Cronie contains the standard unix daemon crond that runs specified programs at scheduled times and related tools.
It is a fork of the original vixie-cron and has security and configuration enhancements like the ability to use pam and selinux.
Security fix(es): vixie cron before the 3.0pl1-133 debian package allows local users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a large crontab file because the calloc return value is not checked.(cve-2019-9704) vixie cron before the 3.0pl1-133 debian package allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large crontab file because an unlimited number of lines is accepted.(cve-2019-9705)

Note: The preceding description block is extracted directly from the security advisory. Using automation, we have attempted to clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

An arbitrary attacker may exploit this vulnerability to compromise the system.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Medium - 5.5 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Low - 2.1 severity.
    • Solution
    The Vendor has released a security update to fix the vulnerability. For more information please visit EulerOS-SA-2019-2496 for updates and patch information
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 671097

    CVE-2019-9705 | CVE-2019-9704 |
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    EulerOS-SA-2019-2496 EulerOS V2.0SP2 URL Logo developer.huaweicloud.com/ict/en/site-euleros/euleros/security-advisories/EulerOS-SA-2019-2496
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