SB2023030716 - Ubuntu update for systemd 

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SB2023030716 - Ubuntu update for systemd

Published: March 7, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB2023030716
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 3
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Off-by-one (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-3821)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to an off-by-one error within the format_timespan() function in time-util.c. A local user can trigger an off-by-one error and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.



2) Improper Privilege Management (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-4415)

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management when handling coredumps in coredump/coredump.c. A local user can gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability affects systems with libacl support.


3) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-45873)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a deadlock within the parse_elf_object() function in shared/elf-util.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References