SECURITY

USN-3094-1: Systemd vulnerability Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3094-1 29th September, 2016 systemd vulnerability A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Summary The system could be made unavailable under certain conditions. Software description systemd – system and service manager Details Andrew Ayer discovered that Systemd improperly handled zero-lengthnotification messages. A local unprivileged attacker could usethis to cause a denial of service (init crash leading to systemunavailability). Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: systemd 229-4ubuntu10 To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades. In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References LP: 1628687 Source: USN-3094-1: Systemd vulnerability