USN-4120-2

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Source

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4120-2

Import Source

https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4120-2.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4120-2

Published

2019-09-10T22:18:22Z

Modified

2026-04-22T09:59:28Z

Summary

systemd regression

Details

USN-4120-1 fixed a vulnerability in systemd. The update included a recent SRU from the updates pocket that introduced networking problems for some users. This update fixes the problem.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Original advisory 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@237-3ubuntu10.29?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

237-3ubuntu10.29

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

237-3ubuntu10.28

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability":  "No subscription required",
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "binary_name":  "libnss-myhostname",
            "binary_version":  "237-3ubuntu10.29"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "libnss-mymachines",
            "binary_version":  "237-3ubuntu10.29"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "libnss-resolve",
            "binary_version":  "237-3ubuntu10.29"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "libnss-systemd",
            "binary_version":  "237-3ubuntu10.29"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "libpam-systemd",
            "binary_version":  "237-3ubuntu10.29"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "libsystemd0",
            "binary_version":  "237-3ubuntu10.29"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "libudev1",
            "binary_version":  "237-3ubuntu10.29"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "systemd",
            "binary_version":  "237-3ubuntu10.29"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "systemd-container",
            "binary_version":  "237-3ubuntu10.29"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "systemd-coredump",
            "binary_version":  "237-3ubuntu10.29"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "systemd-journal-remote",
            "binary_version":  "237-3ubuntu10.29"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "systemd-sysv",
            "binary_version":  "237-3ubuntu10.29"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "systemd-tests",
            "binary_version":  "237-3ubuntu10.29"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "udev",
            "binary_version":  "237-3ubuntu10.29"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves":  [],
    "ecosystem":  "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS"
}

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4120-2.json"