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CVE-2022-3821

Published: 8 November 2022

An off-by-one Error issue was discovered in Systemd in format_timespan() function of time-util.c. An attacker could supply specific values for time and accuracy that leads to buffer overrun in format_timespan(), leading to a Denial of Service.

Notes

AuthorNote
0xnishit
For trusty, time-util.c resides in src/shared/time-util.c

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
systemd
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (237-3ubuntu10.57)
focal
Released (245.4-4ubuntu3.20)
jammy
Released (249.11-0ubuntu3.7)
kinetic Not vulnerable
(251.4-1ubuntu7)
trusty
Released (204-5ubuntu20.31+esm2)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
upstream Needs triage

xenial
Released (229-4ubuntu21.31+esm3)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
Patches:
upstream: https://github.com/systemd/systemd/commit/9102c625a673a3246d7e73d8737f3494446bad4e

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.5
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H