Package        : systemd
Version        : 215-17+deb8u10
CVE ID         : CVE-2019-6454

Chris Coulson discovered a flaw in systemd leading to denial of service.
An unprivileged user could take advantage of this issue to crash PID1 by
sending a specially crafted D-Bus message on the system bus.

For Debian 8 "Jessie", this problem has been fixed in version
215-17+deb8u10.

We recommend that you upgrade your systemd packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

Debian LTS: DLA-1684-1: systemd security update

February 19, 2019
Chris Coulson discovered a flaw in systemd leading to denial of service

Summary

We recommend that you upgrade your systemd packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS


Severity
Package : systemd
Version : 215-17+deb8u10
CVE ID : CVE-2019-6454

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