usn-4269-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2020-02-05 16:39
Modified
2026-04-27 14:11
Summary
systemd vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that systemd incorrectly handled certain PIDFile files. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to trick systemd into killing privileged processes. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-16888)

It was discovered that systemd incorrectly handled certain udevadm trigger commands. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause systemd to consume resources, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2019-20386)

Jann Horn discovered that systemd incorrectly handled services that use the DynamicUser property. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to access resources owned by a different service in the future. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2019-3843, CVE-2019-3844)

Tavis Ormandy discovered that systemd incorrectly handled certain Polkit queries. A local attacker could use this issue to cause systemd to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code and escalate privileges. (CVE-2020-1712)

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  "aliases": [],
  "details": "It was discovered that systemd incorrectly handled certain PIDFile files.\nA local attacker could possibly use this issue to trick systemd into\nkilling privileged processes. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.\n(CVE-2018-16888)\n\nIt was discovered that systemd incorrectly handled certain udevadm trigger\ncommands. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause systemd\nto consume resources, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2019-20386)\n\nJann Horn discovered that systemd incorrectly handled services that use the\nDynamicUser property. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to\naccess resources owned by a different service in the future. This issue\nonly affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2019-3843, CVE-2019-3844)\n\nTavis Ormandy discovered that systemd incorrectly handled certain Polkit\nqueries. A local attacker could use this issue to cause systemd to crash,\nresulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code and\nescalate privileges. (CVE-2020-1712)\n",
  "id": "USN-4269-1",
  "modified": "2026-04-27T14:11:25Z",
  "published": "2020-02-05T16:39:46Z",
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4269-1"
    },
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      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-16888"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-3843"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-3844"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-20386"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-1712"
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "summary": "systemd vulnerabilities",
  "upstream": [
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2018-16888",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2019-3843",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2019-3844",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2019-20386",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2020-1712"
  ]
}



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