A systemd security update has been released for Ubuntu Linux 14.04 ESM, 16.04 ESM, 18.04 LTS, 20.04 LTS, 22.04 LTS, and 22.10.

USN-5928-1: systemd vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5928-1
March 07, 2023

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

- Ubuntu 22.10
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 ESM
- Ubuntu 14.04 ESM

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in systemd.

Software Description:
- systemd: system and service manager

Details:

It was discovered that systemd did not properly validate the time and
accuracy values provided to the format_timespan() function. An attacker
could possibly use this issue to cause a buffer overrun, leading to a
denial of service attack. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM, Ubuntu
16.04 ESM, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.
(CVE-2022-3821)

It was discovered that systemd did not properly manage the fs.suid_dumpable
kernel configurations. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to
expose sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS,
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.10. (CVE-2022-4415)

It was discovered that systemd did not properly manage a crash with long
backtrace data. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
deadlock, leading to a denial of service attack. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 22.10. (CVE-2022-45873)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 22.10:
systemd 251.4-1ubuntu7.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
systemd 249.11-0ubuntu3.7

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
systemd 245.4-4ubuntu3.20

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
systemd 237-3ubuntu10.57

Ubuntu 16.04 ESM:
systemd 229-4ubuntu21.31+esm3

Ubuntu 14.04 ESM:
systemd 204-5ubuntu20.31+esm2

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5928-1
CVE-2022-3821, CVE-2022-4415, CVE-2022-45873

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/systemd/251.4-1ubuntu7.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/systemd/249.11-0ubuntu3.7
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/systemd/245.4-4ubuntu3.20
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/systemd/237-3ubuntu10.57