- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-4942-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso July 20, 2021 https://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : systemd CVE ID : CVE-2021-33910 The Qualys Research Labs discovered that an attacker-controlled allocation using the alloca() function could result in memory corruption, allowing to crash systemd and hence the entire operating system. Details can be found in the Qualys advisory at https://www.qualys.com/2021/07/20/cve-2021-33910/denial-of-service-systemd.txt For the stable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in version 241-7~deb10u8. We recommend that you upgrade your systemd packages. For the detailed security status of systemd please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/systemd Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.debian.org/security/ Mailing list: [email protected]
Debian: DSA-4942-1: systemd security update
July 20, 2021
The Qualys Research Labs discovered that an attacker-controlled allocation using the alloca() function could result in memory corruption, allowing to crash systemd and hence the en...
Summary
Details can be found in the Qualys advisory at
https://www.qualys.com/2021/07/20/cve-2021-33910/denial-of-service-systemd.txt
For the stable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in
version 241-7~deb10u8.
We recommend that you upgrade your systemd packages.
For the detailed security status of systemd please refer to its security
tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/systemd
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/
Mailing list: [email protected]
Severity
The Qualys Research Labs discovered that an attacker-controlled
allocation using the alloca() function could result in memory
corruption, allowing to crash systemd and hence the entire operating
system.
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