DEBIAN-CVE-2021-3997

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-3997
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2021-3997.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2021-3997
Upstream
Published
2022-08-23T20:15:08Z
Modified
2025-09-25T23:25:24.158492Z
Severity
  • 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

A flaw was found in systemd. An uncontrolled recursion in systemd-tmpfiles may lead to a denial of service at boot time when too many nested directories are created in /tmp.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / systemd

Package

Name
systemd
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/systemd?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
247.3-7

Affected versions

247.*

247.3-6

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / systemd

Package

Name
systemd
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/systemd?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
250.2-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / systemd

Package

Name
systemd
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/systemd?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
250.2-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:14 / systemd

Package

Name
systemd
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/systemd?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
250.2-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}