CVE-2020-1712
- Source
- https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-1712
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2020-1712.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2020-1712
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2020-03-31T17:15:26.577Z
- Modified
- 2026-02-17T07:17:06.206538Z
- Severity
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- 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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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
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- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1712
- https://github.com/systemd/systemd/commit/1068447e6954dc6ce52f099ed174c442cb89ed54
- https://github.com/systemd/systemd/commit/637486261528e8aa3da9f26a4487dc254f4b7abb
- https://github.com/systemd/systemd/commit/bc130b6858327b382b07b3985cf48e2aa9016b2d
- https://github.com/systemd/systemd/commit/ea0d0ede03c6f18dbc5036c5e9cccf97e415ccc2
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/06/msg00025.html
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/02/05/1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1712
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1712
- https://github.com/systemd/systemd/commit/1068447e6954dc6ce52f099ed174c442cb89ed54
- https://github.com/systemd/systemd/commit/637486261528e8aa3da9f26a4487dc254f4b7abb
- https://github.com/systemd/systemd/commit/bc130b6858327b382b07b3985cf48e2aa9016b2d
- https://github.com/systemd/systemd/commit/ea0d0ede03c6f18dbc5036c5e9cccf97e415ccc2
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/02/05/1
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/06/msg00025.html
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/02/05/1