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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2023.5928.1
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-5928-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'systemd' package(s) announced via the USN-5928-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'systemd' package(s) announced via the USN-5928-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
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)

Affected Software/OS:
'systemd' package(s) on Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 22.10.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
4.6

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2022-3821
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RVBQC2VLSDVQAPJTEMTREXDL4HYLXG2P/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-15
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2139327
https://github.com/systemd/systemd/commit/9102c625a673a3246d7e73d8737f3494446bad4e
https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/23928
https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/23933
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00036.html
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2022-4415
https://github.com/systemd/systemd/commit/b7641425659243c09473cd8fb3aef2c0d4a3eb9c
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/12/21/3
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2022-45873
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MS5N5SLYAHKENLAJWYBDKU55ICU3SVZF/
https://github.com/systemd/systemd/commit/076b807be472630692c5348c60d0c2b7b28ad437
https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/24853#issuecomment-1326561497
https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/25055#issuecomment-1313733553
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