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Ubuntu 14.10 USN-2392-1 Critical: Systemd-Shim Denial Of Service

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Calendar Grey October 30, 2014
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A critical security flaw in systemd-shim has been resolved in Ubuntu 14.10. Ensure you update your system immediately for enhanced protection!
A denial of service issue was fixed in systemd-shim.

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.

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service critical issue ubuntu systemd-shim

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

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2392-1

CVE-2014-8399

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October 30, 2014

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security advisory denial of service critical issue ubuntu systemd-shim

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/systemd-shim/8-1ubuntu0.1

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