CVE-2013-4393

Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2013-10-28 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

journald in systemd, when the origin of native messages is set to file, allows local users to cause a denial of service (logging service blocking) via a crafted file descriptor.

Affected products

systemd: before 194 — fixed in 194

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: systemd 194. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=725357
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/01/9
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=859104
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-34
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=725357
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/01/9
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=859104
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-34

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