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TI-2023-06405 Aliases CVE-2023-7008GHSA-hwxf-wjq7-j3hm

Systemd-resolved: unsigned name response in signed zone is not refused when dnssec=yes

Priority LOW 28CWE-300Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

A vulnerability was found in systemd-resolved. This issue may allow systemd-resolved to accept records of DNSSEC-signed domains even when they have no signature, allowing man-in-the-middles (or the upstream DNS resolver) to manipulate records.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00842 58th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8—239-82.el8Patch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 9—252-32.el9_4Patch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 9—252-32.el9_4Patch availableCNA
Red HatCryostat 2——Not affectedCNA
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 239-82.el8 Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 252-32.el9_4 Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 252-32.el9_4 Patch available CNA
  • Cryostat 2 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*25Vulnerablesystemd
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0Running onDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0Running onDebian
  • cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 25 Vulnerable ·systemd
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Running on ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Running on ·Debian

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2024:3203 Released 2024-05-22 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    systemd security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) systemd-239-82.el8, systemd-container-239-82.el8, systemd-devel-239-82.el8 +5
  • RHSA-2024:2463 Released 2024-04-30 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    systemd security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) systemd-devel-252-32.el9_4, systemd-journal-remote-252-32.el9_4
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) rhel-net-naming-sysattrs-252-32.el9_4, systemd-252-32.el9_4, systemd-container-252-32.el9_4 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 9) systemd-boot-unsigned-252-32.el9_4

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2024:2463
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2024:3203
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2024:2463
Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2024:2463
Not affected: 1 product
  • Cryostat 2

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-7008
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hwxf-wjq7-j3hm
  3. 2026-11-02 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

Advisory 3

Other 3

  • TI-2019-15875 Protection mechanism failure in Jenkins Pipeline: Groovy Plugin KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2019-15874 Protection mechanism failure in Jenkins Script Security Plugin KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2019-08259 Underflow in PHP-FPM can lead to RCE KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-05363 Code injection in Elastic Kibana KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2019-03949 Out-of-bounds write in ESXi and Horizon DaaS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-16080 A code execution vulnerability exists in the Stapler web framework used by Jenkins 2.153… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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