USN-3094-1: Systemd vulnerability
29 September 2016
The system could be made unavailable under certain conditions.
Releases
Packages
- systemd - system and service manager
Details
Andrew Ayer discovered that Systemd improperly handled zero-length
notification messages. A local unprivileged attacker could use
this to cause a denial of service (init crash leading to system
unavailability).
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 16.04
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.