USN-2392-1: systemd-shim vulnerability

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2392-1


30th October, 2014


systemd-shim vulnerability


A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:



  • Ubuntu 14.10


Summary


A denial of service issue was fixed in systemd-shim.


Software description



  • systemd-shim - shim for systemd


Details


It was discovered that systemd-shim incorrectly shipped with a debugging

clause enabled. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a

denial of service.


Update instructions


The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version:



Ubuntu 14.10:

systemd-shim 8-1ubuntu0.1


To update your system, please follow these instructions: http://bit.ly/1aJDvTw.


In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.


References


CVE-2014-8399






from Ubuntu Security Notices http://bit.ly/13kgmtk