DEBIAN-CVE-2020-1712

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2020-1712

    Published: 31 Mar 2020Last Modified: 11 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2020-1712

    Summary:

    Details: A heap use-after-free vulnerability was found in systemd before version v245-rc1, 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.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-1712

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: systemd

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/systemd?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -244.2-1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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