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CVE-2013-4391

Published: 28 October 2013

Integer overflow in the valid_user_field function in journal/journald-native.c in systemd allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a large journal data field, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Priority

Medium

Status

Package Release Status
systemd
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
lucid Does not exist

precise Does not exist

quantal Does not exist

raring Not vulnerable
(198-0ubuntu11.2)
upstream Needs triage

Patches:
upstream: http://cgit.freedesktop.org/systemd/systemd/commit/?id=505b6a61c22d5565e9308045c7b9bf79f7d0517e