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Ubuntu: 4120-1 Critical: Systemd DNS Setting Manipulation

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systemd-resolved would allow unprivileged users to change DNS settings.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4120-1
September 03, 2019

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

- Ubuntu 19.04
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Summary:

systemd-resolved would allow unprivileged users to change DNS settings.

Software Description:
- systemd: system and service manager

Details:

It was discovered that the systemd-resolved D-Bus interface did not
enforce appropriate access controls. A local unprivileged user could
exploit this to modify a system's DNS resolver settings.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 19.04:
  systemd                         240-6ubuntu5.6

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  systemd                         237-3ubuntu10.28

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4120-1
  CVE-2019-15718

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/systemd/240-6ubuntu5.6
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/systemd/237-3ubuntu10.28

Ubuntu: 4120-1 Critical: Systemd DNS Setting Manipulation

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Calendar Grey September 3, 2019
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4120-1 highlights a critical vulnerability in systemd that permits non-privileged users to modify DNS configurations.
systemd-resolved would allow unprivileged users to change DNS settings.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 19.04: systemd 240-6ubuntu5.6 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: systemd 237-3ubuntu10.28 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4120-1

CVE-2019-15718

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September 03, 2019

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/systemd/240-6ubuntu5.6 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/systemd/237-3ubuntu10.28

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