systemd vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
systemd-resolved would allow unprivileged users to change DNS settings.
Software Description
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
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 19.04
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
systemd-resolved would allow unprivileged users to change DNS settings.
Software Description
- systemd - system and service manager
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
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.
References
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