# CVE-2022-2526: A use-after-free vulnerability was found in systemd.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-09-09 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- n/a systemd-resolved: systemd 240

## Description

A use-after-free vulnerability was found in systemd. This issue occurs due to the on_stream_io() function and dns_stream_complete() function in 'resolved-dns-stream.c' not incrementing the reference counting for the DnsStream object. Therefore, other functions and callbacks called can dereference the DNSStream object, causing the use-after-free when the reference is still used later.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a systemd-resolved, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/systemd/systemd/commit/d973d94dec349fb676fdd844f6fe2ada3538f27c
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221111-0005/

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