An issue was discovered in sd-bus in systemd 239. bus_process_object() in libsystemd/sd-bus/bus-objects.c allocates a variable-length stack buffer for temporarily storing the object path of incoming D-Bus messages. An unprivileged local user can exploit this by sending a specially crafted message to PID1, causing the stack pointer to jump over the stack guard pages into an unmapped memory region and trigger a denial of service (systemd PID1 crash and kernel panic).
CVE-2019-6454
Score 5.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2022-05-13. NVD baseline CVSS 5.5; sources differ by 0.0.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 5.5
- EG Score
- 5.5(medium)
- EG Risk
- 30(Track)EG Risk 30/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity55% × 45%Exploitation2% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 2%
- EPSS %ILE
- 80%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
March 21, 2019
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (36)
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-02/msg00070.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00062.html
- cve@mitrehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/02/18/3
- cve@mitrehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/02/19/1
- cve@mitrehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/07/20/2
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107081
- cve@mitrehttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0368
- cve@mitrehttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0990
- cve@mitrehttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1322
- cve@mitrehttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1502
- cve@mitrehttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2805
- cve@mitrehttps://github.com/systemd/systemd/commits/master/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/bus-objects.c
- cve@mitrehttps://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10278
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00031.html
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/N67IOBOTDOMVNQJ5QRU2MXLEECXPGNVJ/
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2019-6454(7)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- RHSA-2019:2805Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: systemd security update
- RHSA-2019:1502Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: systemd security and bug fix update
- RHSA-2019:1322Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: systemd security and bug fix update
- RHSA-2019:0990Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: systemd security and bug fix update
- RHSA-2019:0461Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: rhvm-appliance security update
- RHSA-2019:0457Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: redhat-virtualization-host security update
- RHSA-2019:0368Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: systemd security update
Patch Availability(8)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | udev-udeb (237-3ubuntu10.13) @ bionic | 2026-05-27 | ubuntu |
| redhat | systemd-0:219-30.el7_3.14 | 2019-09-19 | redhat |
| redhat | systemd-0:219-42.el7_4.16 | 2019-06-18 | redhat |
| redhat | systemd-0:219-57.el7_5.6 | 2019-06-04 | redhat |
| redhat | systemd-0:239-13.el8_0.3 | 2019-05-07 | redhat |
| redhat | rhvm-appliance-0:4.2-20190224.0.el7 | 2019-03-05 | redhat |
| redhat | redhat-virtualization-host-0:4.2-20190219.0.el7_6 | 2019-03-05 | redhat |
| redhat | systemd-0:219-62.el7_6.5 | 2019-02-19 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(6 across 6 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| systemd | — | 240-6 | — |
Debian:12(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| systemd | — | 240-6 | — |
Debian:13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| systemd | — | 240-6 | — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| systemd | — | 240-6 | — |
Debian:8(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| systemd | 215-17 ... 215-17+deb8u9 (10 versions) | 215-17+deb8u10 | — |
Debian:9(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| systemd | 232-25 ... 232-25+deb9u8 (9 versions) | 232-25+deb9u9 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(2)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
- Microsoft MSRCCVE-2019-64542020-08-18
An issue was discovered in sd-bus in systemd 239. bus_process_object() in libsystemd/sd-bus/bus-objects.c allocates a variable-length stack buffer for temporarily storing the object path of incoming D-Bus messages. An unprivileged local user can exploit this by sending a specially crafted message to PID1 causing the stack pointer to jump over the stack guard pages into an unmapped memory region and trigger a denial of service (systemd PID1 crash and kernel panic).
- UbuntuUSN-3891-1MEDIUM
systemd vulnerability
Data Freshness Timeline
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Showing the most recent 100 of 147 total refreshes for this CVE.
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