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Debian 9 DLA-3063-1 Critical: Systemd Heap Use-After-Free Exploit

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Calendar Grey June 30, 2022
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An integer overflow vulnerability in openSSL enables remote adversaries to execute arbitrary code or disrupt services by sending malicious packets.
A heap use-after-free vulnerability was found in systemd, a system and service manager, where asynchronous Polkit queries are performed while handling dbus messages
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security advisory critical code execution debian use-after-free systemd dbus message

Summary

For Debian 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version
232-25+deb9u14.

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/source-package/systemd

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS


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Package: systemd
Version: 232-25+deb9u14
CVE ID: CVE-2020-1712
Debian Bug: 950732

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security advisory critical code execution debian use-after-free systemd dbus message

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