Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.843827
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-3816-2)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'systemd' package(s) announced via the USN-3816-2 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'systemd' package(s) announced via the USN-3816-2 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: USN-3816-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in systemd. However, the fix for CVE-2018-6954 was not sufficient. This update provides the remaining fixes. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: Jann Horn discovered that unit_deserialize incorrectly handled status messages above a certain length. A local attacker could potentially exploit this via NotifyAccess to inject arbitrary state across re-execution and obtain root privileges. (CVE-2018-15686) Jann Horn discovered a race condition in chown_one(). A local attacker could potentially exploit this by setting arbitrary permissions on certain files to obtain root privileges. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.10. (CVE-2018-15687) It was discovered that systemd-tmpfiles mishandled symlinks in non-terminal path components. A local attacker could potentially exploit this by gaining ownership of certain files to obtain root privileges. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-6954) Affected Software/OS: 'systemd' package(s) on Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 18.10. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 7.2 CVSS Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-6954 https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/7986 https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2019:1450 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00062.html https://usn.ubuntu.com/3816-1/ https://usn.ubuntu.com/3816-2/
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