Arch Linux: ASA-202002-8 High: systemd Privilege Escalation

Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-202002-8
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Severity: High
Date    : 2020-02-12
CVE-ID  : CVE-2020-1712
Package : systemd
Type    : privilege escalation
Remote  : No
Link    : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-1094

Summary
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The package systemd before version 244.2-1 is vulnerable to privilege
escalation.

Resolution
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Upgrade to 244.2-1.

# pacman -Syu "systemd>=244.2-1"

The problem has been fixed upstream in version 244.2.

Workaround
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None.

Description
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A heap use-after-free vulnerability was found in systemd before version
244.2, 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.

Impact
=====
A local unprivileged attacker is able to crash the system or execute
arbitrary code as root by abusing polkit caching mechanisms.

References
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https://github.com/systemd/systemd/commit/ea0d0ede03c6f18dbc5036c5e9cccf97e415ccc2
https://github.com/systemd/systemd-stable/commit/e2d4cb9843c50eff76e9104fec6b448c0d7c8814
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2020-1712