CVE-2020-1712 (GCVE-0-2020-1712)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-03-31 16:44 – Updated: 2025-06-09 15:53
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Summary
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.
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7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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[UNKNOWN] systemd Affected: before v245-rc1
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