CVE-2021-33910 (GCVE-0-2021-33910)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-07-20 18:13 – Updated: 2025-06-09 15:44
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
basic/unit-name.c in systemd prior to 246.15, 247.8, 248.5, and 249.1 has a Memory Allocation with an Excessive Size Value (involving strdupa and alloca for a pathname controlled by a local attacker) that results in an operating system crash.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-06-09 15:43 UTC
CWE
- n/a
- CWE-770 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
Assigner
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