Summary
USN-8119-1 fixed vulnerabilities in systemd. This update provides the
corresponding updates for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04
LTS, and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that systemd incorrectly handled certain cgroup paths. A
local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause systemd to crash,
resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04
LTS. (CVE-2026-29111)
It was discovered that the systemd udev component incorrectly handled
certain fields received from the kernel. An attacker with a malicious
device could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code as an
administrator (root).
Fixed packages 4
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu · Pro 14.04 LTS Pro:14.04:LTS | systemd | 204-5ubuntu20.31+esm3 |
| Ubuntu · Pro 16.04 LTS Pro:16.04:LTS | systemd | 229-4ubuntu21.31+esm4 |
| Ubuntu · Pro 18.04 LTS Pro:18.04:LTS | systemd | 237-3ubuntu10.57+esm3 |
| Ubuntu · Pro 20.04 LTS Pro:20.04:LTS | systemd | 245.4-4ubuntu3.24+esm3 |
References
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-29111