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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS & 19.04 USN-4120-2: Systemd Networking Issue Fix

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USN-4120-1 caused a regression in systemd.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4120-2
September 10, 2019

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

- Ubuntu 19.04
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Summary:

USN-4120-1 caused a regression in systemd.

Software Description:
- systemd: system and service manager

Details:

USN-4120-1 fixed a vulnerability in systemd. The update included a recent
SRU from the updates pocket that introduced networking problems for some
users. This update fixes the problem.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Original advisory 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                         240-6ubuntu5.7

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  systemd                         237-3ubuntu10.29

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4120-2
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4120-1
  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/systemd/+bug/1842651

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/systemd/240-6ubuntu5.7
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/systemd/237-3ubuntu10.29

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS & 19.04 USN-4120-2: Systemd Networking Issue Fix

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Ubuntu Security Alert USN-4120-2 resolves an issue with systemd impacting Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and 19.04 updates.
USN-4120-1 caused a regression in systemd.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 19.04: systemd 240-6ubuntu5.7 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: systemd 237-3ubuntu10.29 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4120-2

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

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/systemd/+bug/1842651

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September 10, 2019

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/systemd/240-6ubuntu5.7 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/systemd/237-3ubuntu10.29

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