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BDU:2024-02586 (CVE-2021-3997)

Vulnerability from fstec – Published: 2024-04-04 – Updated: 2024-05-21 – View on bdu.fstec.ru Exploit publicly available Fixed

Title

Уязвимость файлов systemd-tmpfiles подсистемы инициализации и управления службами Systemd, позволяющая нарушителю вызвать отказ в обслуживании

Summary

Уязвимость файлов systemd-tmpfiles подсистемы инициализации и управления службами Systemd связана с рекурсия если в /tmp создается слишком много вложенных каталогов. Эксплуатация уязвимости может позволить нарушителю вызвать отказ в обслуживании

Severity

4.6 (Medium) CVSS 2.0


                      
                        AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

5.5 (Medium) CVSS 3.0


                      
                        CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Class

Code vulnerability

Status

Confirmed by the vendor

Exploitation

Resource exhaustion

Incidents

Being clarified

Remediation

Software update

CWE

CWE-674 - Неконтролируемая рекурсия

Aliases

CVE-2021-3997

References

5 references

URL
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2024639
https://github.com/systemd/systemd/commit/5b1cf7a9be37e20133c0208005274ce4a5b5c6a1
https://redos.red-soft.ru/support/secure/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-15
https://поддержка.нппкт.рф/bin/view/ОСнова/Обновления/2.7/

Impacted products

3 products from 3 vendors

Vendors

ООО «Ред Софт», АО «НППКТ», Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения

Products

РЕД ОС (запись в едином реестре российских программ №3751), ОСОН ОСнова Оnyx (запись в едином реестре российских программ №5913), Systemd

Versions

7.3 (РЕД ОС), до 2.7 (ОСОН ОСнова Оnyx), от 240 до 250.2 (Systemd)

Product types

Operating system, Application software

Platforms

ООО «Ред Софт» РЕД ОС 7.3 (запись в едином реестре российских программ №3751), АО «НППКТ» ОСОН ОСнова Оnyx до 2.7 (запись в едином реестре российских программ №5913)

Mitigations

Для Systemd: https://github.com/systemd/systemd/commit/5b1cf7a9be37e20133c0208005274ce4a5b5c6a1 Для РедОС: http://repo.red-soft.ru/redos/7.3c/x86_64/updates/ Для ОСОН ОСнова Оnyx: Обновление программного обеспечения systemd до версии 247.3-7+deb11u1.osnova36.1

JSON

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{
  "CVSS 2.0": "AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C",
  "CVSS 3.0": "AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
  "CVSS 4.0": null,
  "remediation_\u0418\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0438\u0444\u0438\u043a\u0430\u0442\u043e\u0440": null,
  "remediation_\u041d\u0430\u0438\u043c\u0435\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435": null,
  "\u0412\u0435\u043d\u0434\u043e\u0440 \u041f\u041e": "\u041e\u041e\u041e \u00ab\u0420\u0435\u0434 \u0421\u043e\u0444\u0442\u00bb, \u0410\u041e \u00ab\u041d\u041f\u041f\u041a\u0422\u00bb, \u0421\u043e\u043e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e \u0441\u0432\u043e\u0431\u043e\u0434\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043e\u0431\u0435\u0441\u043f\u0435\u0447\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f",
  "\u0412\u0435\u0440\u0441\u0438\u044f \u041f\u041e": "7.3 (\u0420\u0415\u0414 \u041e\u0421), \u0434\u043e 2.7 (\u041e\u0421\u041e\u041d \u041e\u0421\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0430 \u041enyx), \u043e\u0442 240 \u0434\u043e 250.2 (Systemd)",
  "\u0412\u043e\u0437\u043c\u043e\u0436\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u043c\u0435\u0440\u044b \u043f\u043e \u0443\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044e": "\u0414\u043b\u044f Systemd:\nhttps://github.com/systemd/systemd/commit/5b1cf7a9be37e20133c0208005274ce4a5b5c6a1\n\n\u0414\u043b\u044f \u0420\u0435\u0434\u041e\u0421: http://repo.red-soft.ru/redos/7.3c/x86_64/updates/\n\n\u0414\u043b\u044f \u041e\u0421\u041e\u041d \u041e\u0421\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0430 \u041enyx:\n\u041e\u0431\u043d\u043e\u0432\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043e\u0431\u0435\u0441\u043f\u0435\u0447\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f systemd \u0434\u043e \u0432\u0435\u0440\u0441\u0438\u0438 247.3-7+deb11u1.osnova36.1",
  "\u0414\u0430\u0442\u0430 \u0432\u044b\u044f\u0432\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f": "23.08.2022",
  "\u0414\u0430\u0442\u0430 \u043f\u043e\u0441\u043b\u0435\u0434\u043d\u0435\u0433\u043e \u043e\u0431\u043d\u043e\u0432\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f": "21.05.2024",
  "\u0414\u0430\u0442\u0430 \u043f\u0443\u0431\u043b\u0438\u043a\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0438": "04.04.2024",
  "\u0418\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0438\u0444\u0438\u043a\u0430\u0442\u043e\u0440": "BDU:2024-02586",
  "\u0418\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0438\u0444\u0438\u043a\u0430\u0442\u043e\u0440\u044b \u0434\u0440\u0443\u0433\u0438\u0445 \u0441\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0435\u043c \u043e\u043f\u0438\u0441\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0439 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "CVE-2021-3997",
  "\u0418\u043d\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0430\u0446\u0438\u044f \u043e\u0431 \u0443\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0438": "\u0423\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c \u0443\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0435\u043d\u0430",
  "\u041a\u043b\u0430\u0441\u0441 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "\u0423\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c \u043a\u043e\u0434\u0430",
  "\u041d\u0430\u0437\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u041f\u041e": "\u0420\u0415\u0414 \u041e\u0421 (\u0437\u0430\u043f\u0438\u0441\u044c \u0432 \u0435\u0434\u0438\u043d\u043e\u043c \u0440\u0435\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0435 \u0440\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u0439\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0445 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c \u21163751), \u041e\u0421\u041e\u041d \u041e\u0421\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0430 \u041enyx (\u0437\u0430\u043f\u0438\u0441\u044c \u0432 \u0435\u0434\u0438\u043d\u043e\u043c \u0440\u0435\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0435 \u0440\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u0439\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0445 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c \u21165913), Systemd",
  "\u041d\u0430\u0438\u043c\u0435\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u041e\u0421 \u0438 \u0442\u0438\u043f \u0430\u043f\u043f\u0430\u0440\u0430\u0442\u043d\u043e\u0439 \u043f\u043b\u0430\u0442\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u044b": "\u041e\u041e\u041e \u00ab\u0420\u0435\u0434 \u0421\u043e\u0444\u0442\u00bb \u0420\u0415\u0414 \u041e\u0421 7.3  (\u0437\u0430\u043f\u0438\u0441\u044c \u0432 \u0435\u0434\u0438\u043d\u043e\u043c \u0440\u0435\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0435 \u0440\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u0439\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0445 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c \u21163751), \u0410\u041e \u00ab\u041d\u041f\u041f\u041a\u0422\u00bb \u041e\u0421\u041e\u041d \u041e\u0421\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0430 \u041enyx \u0434\u043e 2.7  (\u0437\u0430\u043f\u0438\u0441\u044c \u0432 \u0435\u0434\u0438\u043d\u043e\u043c \u0440\u0435\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0435 \u0440\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u0439\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0445 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c \u21165913)",
  "\u041d\u0430\u0438\u043c\u0435\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "\u0423\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c \u0444\u0430\u0439\u043b\u043e\u0432 systemd-tmpfiles \u043f\u043e\u0434\u0441\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0435\u043c\u044b \u0438\u043d\u0438\u0446\u0438\u0430\u043b\u0438\u0437\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0438 \u0438 \u0443\u043f\u0440\u0430\u0432\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f \u0441\u043b\u0443\u0436\u0431\u0430\u043c\u0438 Systemd, \u043f\u043e\u0437\u0432\u043e\u043b\u044f\u044e\u0449\u0430\u044f \u043d\u0430\u0440\u0443\u0448\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044e \u0432\u044b\u0437\u0432\u0430\u0442\u044c \u043e\u0442\u043a\u0430\u0437 \u0432 \u043e\u0431\u0441\u043b\u0443\u0436\u0438\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0438",
  "\u041d\u0430\u043b\u0438\u0447\u0438\u0435 \u044d\u043a\u0441\u043f\u043b\u043e\u0439\u0442\u0430": "\u0421\u0443\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0443\u0435\u0442 \u0432 \u043e\u0442\u043a\u0440\u044b\u0442\u043e\u043c \u0434\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0443\u043f\u0435",
  "\u041e\u043f\u0438\u0441\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u043e\u0448\u0438\u0431\u043a\u0438 CWE": "\u041d\u0435\u043a\u043e\u043d\u0442\u0440\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0440\u0443\u0435\u043c\u0430\u044f \u0440\u0435\u043a\u0443\u0440\u0441\u0438\u044f (CWE-674)",
  "\u041e\u043f\u0438\u0441\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "\u0423\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c \u0444\u0430\u0439\u043b\u043e\u0432 systemd-tmpfiles \u043f\u043e\u0434\u0441\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0435\u043c\u044b \u0438\u043d\u0438\u0446\u0438\u0430\u043b\u0438\u0437\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0438 \u0438 \u0443\u043f\u0440\u0430\u0432\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f \u0441\u043b\u0443\u0436\u0431\u0430\u043c\u0438 Systemd \u0441\u0432\u044f\u0437\u0430\u043d\u0430 \u0441 \u0440\u0435\u043a\u0443\u0440\u0441\u0438\u044f \u0435\u0441\u043b\u0438 \u0432 /tmp \u0441\u043e\u0437\u0434\u0430\u0435\u0442\u0441\u044f \u0441\u043b\u0438\u0448\u043a\u043e\u043c \u043c\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0432\u043b\u043e\u0436\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0445 \u043a\u0430\u0442\u0430\u043b\u043e\u0433\u043e\u0432. \u042d\u043a\u0441\u043f\u043b\u0443\u0430\u0442\u0430\u0446\u0438\u044f \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 \u043c\u043e\u0436\u0435\u0442 \u043f\u043e\u0437\u0432\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u044c \u043d\u0430\u0440\u0443\u0448\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044e \u0432\u044b\u0437\u0432\u0430\u0442\u044c \u043e\u0442\u043a\u0430\u0437 \u0432 \u043e\u0431\u0441\u043b\u0443\u0436\u0438\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0438",
  "\u041f\u043e\u0441\u043b\u0435\u0434\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0438\u044f \u044d\u043a\u0441\u043f\u043b\u0443\u0430\u0442\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0438 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": null,
  "\u041f\u0440\u043e\u0447\u0430\u044f \u0438\u043d\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0430\u0446\u0438\u044f": null,
  "\u0421\u0432\u044f\u0437\u044c \u0441 \u0438\u043d\u0446\u0438\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0430\u043c\u0438 \u0418\u0411": "\u0414\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u0443\u0442\u043e\u0447\u043d\u044f\u044e\u0442\u0441\u044f",
  "\u0421\u043e\u0441\u0442\u043e\u044f\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "\u041e\u043f\u0443\u0431\u043b\u0438\u043a\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0430",
  "\u0421\u043f\u043e\u0441\u043e\u0431 \u0443\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f": "\u041e\u0431\u043d\u043e\u0432\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043e\u0431\u0435\u0441\u043f\u0435\u0447\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f",
  "\u0421\u043f\u043e\u0441\u043e\u0431 \u044d\u043a\u0441\u043f\u043b\u0443\u0430\u0442\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0438": "\u0418\u0441\u0447\u0435\u0440\u043f\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0440\u0435\u0441\u0443\u0440\u0441\u043e\u0432",
  "\u0421\u0441\u044b\u043b\u043a\u0438 \u043d\u0430 \u0438\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0447\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0438": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2024639\nhttps://github.com/systemd/systemd/commit/5b1cf7a9be37e20133c0208005274ce4a5b5c6a1\nhttps://redos.red-soft.ru/support/secure/\nhttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-15\nhttps://\u043f\u043e\u0434\u0434\u0435\u0440\u0436\u043a\u0430.\u043d\u043f\u043f\u043a\u0442.\u0440\u0444/bin/view/\u041e\u0421\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0430/\u041e\u0431\u043d\u043e\u0432\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f/2.7/",
  "\u0421\u0442\u0430\u0442\u0443\u0441 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "\u041f\u043e\u0434\u0442\u0432\u0435\u0440\u0436\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0430 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0438\u0437\u0432\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u0435\u043c",
  "\u0422\u0438\u043f \u041f\u041e": "\u041e\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0438\u043e\u043d\u043d\u0430\u044f \u0441\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0435\u043c\u0430, \u041f\u0440\u0438\u043a\u043b\u0430\u0434\u043d\u043e\u0435 \u041f\u041e \u0438\u043d\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0430\u0446\u0438\u043e\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0445 \u0441\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0435\u043c",
  "\u0422\u0438\u043f \u043e\u0448\u0438\u0431\u043a\u0438 CWE": "CWE-674",
  "\u0423\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0435\u043d\u044c \u043e\u043f\u0430\u0441\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "\u0421\u0440\u0435\u0434\u043d\u0438\u0439 \u0443\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0435\u043d\u044c \u043e\u043f\u0430\u0441\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 (\u0431\u0430\u0437\u043e\u0432\u0430\u044f \u043e\u0446\u0435\u043d\u043a\u0430 CVSS 2.0 \u0441\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0432\u043b\u044f\u0435\u0442 4,6)\n\u0421\u0440\u0435\u0434\u043d\u0438\u0439 \u0443\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0435\u043d\u044c \u043e\u043f\u0430\u0441\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 (\u0431\u0430\u0437\u043e\u0432\u0430\u044f \u043e\u0446\u0435\u043d\u043a\u0430 CVSS 3.0 \u0441\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0432\u043b\u044f\u0435\u0442 5,5)"
}

CVE-2021-3997 (GCVE-0-2021-3997)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-08-23 00:00 – Updated: 2026-10-14 09:49

Summary

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.

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

CWE-674 - - Uncontrolled Recursion

Assigner

redhat CNA under the redhat root

CNA scorecard B 81/100 over 1011 records in the last 180 days details

References

6 references

URL	Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2024639
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/…
https://github.com/systemd/systemd/commit/5b1cf7a…
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3997
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-15	vendor-advisory
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/…

Impacted products

4 products

Vendor	Product	Version
n/a	systemd	Affected: Fixed in v251-rc1
Siemens	SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP	Affected: V3.1.0 , < V3.1.5 (custom)
Siemens	SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP	Affected: V3.1.0 , < V3.1.5 (custom)
Siemens	SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP	Affected: V3.1.0 , < V3.1.5 (custom)

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