Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5928-1
Ubuntu Security Notice 5928-1 - 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. 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.
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171266/USN-5928-1.txt
Tue, 07 Mar 2023 19:08:25 GMT
________________________________
--- The information is for inforamtional purposes only.
* Origin: Read us with
http://winpoint.org JID:
rs@captflint.com (2:467/4.444)