USN-4120-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4120-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4120-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4120-1
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Published
2019-09-03T18:35:24.087385Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:34:55Z
Summary
systemd vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that the systemd-resolved D-Bus interface did not enforce appropriate access controls. A local unprivileged user could exploit this to modify a system's DNS resolver settings.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / systemd

Package

Name
systemd
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/systemd@237-3ubuntu10.28?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
237-3ubuntu10.28

Affected versions

Other

234-2ubuntu12
235-2ubuntu3
235-3ubuntu2
235-3ubuntu3
237-3ubuntu3
237-3ubuntu4
237-3ubuntu6
237-3ubuntu7
237-3ubuntu8
237-3ubuntu10

237-3ubuntu10.*

237-3ubuntu10.2
237-3ubuntu10.3
237-3ubuntu10.4
237-3ubuntu10.6
237-3ubuntu10.9
237-3ubuntu10.11
237-3ubuntu10.12
237-3ubuntu10.13
237-3ubuntu10.15
237-3ubuntu10.17
237-3ubuntu10.19
237-3ubuntu10.20
237-3ubuntu10.21
237-3ubuntu10.22
237-3ubuntu10.23
237-3ubuntu10.24
237-3ubuntu10.25
237-3ubuntu10.26

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "237-3ubuntu10.28",
            "binary_name": "libnss-myhostname"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "237-3ubuntu10.28",
            "binary_name": "libnss-mymachines"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "237-3ubuntu10.28",
            "binary_name": "libnss-resolve"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "237-3ubuntu10.28",
            "binary_name": "libnss-systemd"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "237-3ubuntu10.28",
            "binary_name": "libpam-systemd"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "237-3ubuntu10.28",
            "binary_name": "libsystemd-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "237-3ubuntu10.28",
            "binary_name": "libsystemd0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "237-3ubuntu10.28",
            "binary_name": "libudev-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "237-3ubuntu10.28",
            "binary_name": "libudev1"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "237-3ubuntu10.28",
            "binary_name": "systemd"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "237-3ubuntu10.28",
            "binary_name": "systemd-container"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "237-3ubuntu10.28",
            "binary_name": "systemd-coredump"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "237-3ubuntu10.28",
            "binary_name": "systemd-journal-remote"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "237-3ubuntu10.28",
            "binary_name": "systemd-sysv"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "237-3ubuntu10.28",
            "binary_name": "systemd-tests"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "237-3ubuntu10.28",
            "binary_name": "udev"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2019-15718"
        }
    ]
}