QID 198434

Date Published: 2021-07-21

QID 198434: Ubuntu Security Notification for systemd vulnerabilities (USN-5013-1)

Systemd incorrectly handled certain mount paths.
Systemd incorrectly handled dhcp forcerenew packets.

Note: The preceding description block is extracted directly from the security advisory. Using automation, we have attempted to clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

a local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause systemd to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (
Cve-2021-33910).
A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to reconfigure servers. (Cve-2020-13529).

CVSS V3 rated as High - 6.1 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 4.9 severity.

Solution

Refer to Ubuntu advisory: USN-5013-1 for affected packages and patching details, or update with your package manager.

Vendor References

USN-5013-1 - usn.ubuntu.com/5013-1

CVEs related to QID 198434

CVE-2021-33910 | CVE-2020-13529 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
USN-5013-1	Ubuntu Linux		usn.ubuntu.com/5013-1

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