Ubuntu Security Notice 2392-1 - 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.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2392-1
October 30, 2014
systemd-shim vulnerability
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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 versions:
Ubuntu 14.10:
systemd-shim 8-1ubuntu0.1
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2392-1
CVE-2014-8399
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/systemd-shim/8-1ubuntu0.1