USN-4269-1

Advisory lineage Upstream: 10 Downstream: 0
Published: 05 Feb 2020, 16:39
Last modified:27 Apr 2026, 15:48

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
minimal
0/100
CVSS Score
No data
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

05 Feb 2020, 16:39
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
27 Apr 2026, 15:48
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

systemd vulnerabilities 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)

Affected Systems

  • ubuntusystemd

    < 229-4ubuntu21.27 | < 237-3ubuntu10.38

References (6)