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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
+<glsa id="202003-20">
+ <title>systemd: Heap use-after-free</title>
+ <synopsis>A heap use-after-free flaw in systemd at worst might allow an
+ attacker to execute arbitrary code.
+ </synopsis>
+ <product type="ebuild">systemd</product>
+ <announced>2020-03-15</announced>
+ <revised count="1">2020-03-15</revised>
+ <bug>708806</bug>
+ <access>local</access>
+ <affected>
+ <package name="sys-apps/systemd" auto="yes" arch="*">
+ <unaffected range="ge">244.3</unaffected>
+ <vulnerable range="lt">244.3</vulnerable>
+ </package>
+ </affected>
+ <background>
+ <p>A system and service manager.</p>
+ </background>
+ <description>
+ <p>It was found that systemd incorrectly handled certain Polkit queries.</p>
+ </description>
+ <impact type="high">
+ <p>A local unprivileged user, by sending a specially crafted Polkit query,
+ could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process,
+ escalate privileges or cause a Denial of Service condition.
+ </p>
+ </impact>
+ <workaround>
+ <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p>
+ </workaround>
+ <resolution>
+ <p>All systemd users should upgrade to the latest version:</p>
+
+ <code>
+ # emerge --sync
+ # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "&gt;=sys-apps/systemd-244.3"
+ </code>
+
+ </resolution>
+ <references>
+ <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1712">CVE-2020-1712</uri>
+ </references>
+ <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2020-03-15T03:18:50Z">whissi</metadata>
+ <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2020-03-15T03:26:30Z">whissi</metadata>
+</glsa>