CVE-2013-4393
low
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
2.1
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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✚ Propose a mitigation on Community → Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 204-5 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 204-5 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 204-5 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 204-5 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 204-5 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| systemd_project | systemd | {"endExcluding":"194"} | 194 |
References
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.