1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-5928-1

USN-5928-1: systemd vulnerabilities

Publication date

7 March 2023

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in systemd.

Releases

Packages

  • systemd - system and service manager

Details

It was discovered that systemd did not properly validate the time and
accuracy values provided to the format_timespan() function. An attacker
could possibly use this issue to cause a buffer overrun, leading to a
denial of service attack. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM, Ubuntu
16.04 ESM, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.
(CVE-2022-3821)

It was discovered that systemd did not properly manage the fs.suid_dumpable
kernel configurations. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to
expose sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS,
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.10. (CVE-2022-4415)

It was discovered that systemd did not properly manage a crash with long
backtrace data. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
deadlock, leading to a denial of service attack. This issue only...

It was discovered that systemd did not properly validate the time and
accuracy values provided to the format_timespan() function. An attacker
could possibly use this issue to cause a buffer overrun, leading to a
denial of service attack. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM, Ubuntu
16.04 ESM, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.
(CVE-2022-3821)

It was discovered that systemd did not properly manage the fs.suid_dumpable
kernel configurations. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to
expose sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS,
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.10. (CVE-2022-4415)

It was discovered that systemd did not properly manage a crash with long
backtrace data. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
deadlock, leading to a denial of service attack. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 22.10. (CVE-2022-45873)

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
22.10 kinetic systemd –  251.4-1ubuntu7.1
22.04 jammy systemd –  249.11-0ubuntu3.7
20.04 focal systemd –  245.4-4ubuntu3.20
18.04 bionic systemd –  237-3ubuntu10.57
16.04 xenial systemd –  229-4ubuntu21.31+esm3  
14.04 trusty systemd –  204-5ubuntu20.31+esm2  

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