CVE-2019-6454

It was discovered that systemd allocates a buffer large enough to store the path field of a dbus message without performing enough checks. A local attacker may trigger this flaw by sending a dbus message to systemd with a large path making systemd crash or possibly elevating his privileges.

This vulnerability is present in Red Hat Virtualization Hypervisor and Management Appliance, however it can only be exploited locally. Since these systems do not typically have local user accounts, this issue has been rated Moderate severity for Red Hat Virtualization 4.

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.