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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2018-15688): NetworkManager vulnerability

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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2018-15688): NetworkManager vulnerability

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
10/26/2018
Created
03/19/2019
Added
11/13/2018
Modified
02/02/2022

Description

A buffer overflow vulnerability in the dhcp6 client of systemd allows a malicious dhcp6 server to overwrite heap memory in systemd-networkd. Affected releases are systemd: versions up to and including 239.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-network-manager
  • ubuntu-upgrade-systemd

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