CVE-2018-1049

systemd: automount: access to automounted volumes can lock up

Published Feb 16, 2018 CVSS 3.1 · 5.9 Medium EPSS 7.4% KEV · Not listed
Description
In systemd prior to 234 a race condition exists between .mount and .automount units such that automount requests from kernel may not be serviced by systemd resulting in kernel holding the mountpoint and any processes that try to use said mount will hang. A race condition like this may lead to denial of service, until mount points are unmounted.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1580-1 systemd security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-11703 In systemd prior to 234 a race condition exists between .mount and .automount units such that automount requests from kernel may not be serviced by systemd resulting in kernel holding the mountpoint and any processes that try to use said mount will hang. A race condition like this may lead to denial of service, until mount points are unmounted.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3558-1 systemd vulnerabilities
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