1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-3094-1

USN-3094-1: Systemd vulnerability

Publication date

29 September 2016

Overview

The system could be made unavailable under certain conditions.

Releases

Packages

  • systemd - system and service manager

Details

Andrew Ayer discovered that Systemd improperly handled zero-length
notification messages. A local unprivileged attacker could use
this to cause a denial of service (init crash leading to system
unavailability).

Andrew Ayer discovered that Systemd improperly handled zero-length
notification messages. A local unprivileged attacker could use
this to cause a denial of service (init crash leading to system
unavailability).

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
16.04 xenial systemd –  229-4ubuntu10

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