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Ubuntu 17.04 / 17.10 : systemd vulnerability (USN-3466-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 104213

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch.

Description

Karim Hossen & Thomas Imbert discovered that systemd-resolved incorrectly handled certain DNS responses. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause systemd to temporarily stop responding, resulting in a denial of service.

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Solution

Update the affected systemd package.

See Also

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3466-1/

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 104213

File Name: ubuntu_USN-3466-1.nasl

Version: 3.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/27/2017

Updated: 1/12/2023

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.04, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:systemd, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.10

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Debian/dpkg-l, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/26/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/26/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-15908

USN: 3466-1