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Package "systemd"

Name: systemd

Description:

This package is just an umbrella for a group of other packages, it has no description.
Description samples from packages in group:

  • nss module providing fallback resolution for the current hostname
  • nss module to resolve names via systemd-resolved
  • simple UEFI boot manager - integration and services
  • simple UEFI boot manager - EFI binaries
Latest version: 257.9-0ubuntu2.3
Release: questing (25.10)
Level: security
Repository: universe

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base main 257.9-0ubuntu2
base universe 257.9-0ubuntu2
security main 257.9-0ubuntu2.3
updates main 257.9-0ubuntu2.3
updates universe 257.9-0ubuntu2.3

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Changelog

Version: 257.9-0ubuntu2.3 2026-03-24 02:08:11 UTC

  systemd (257.9-0ubuntu2.3) questing-security; urgency=medium

  * SECURITY UPDATE: Local unprivileged user can trigger an assert in systemd
    - d/p/CVE-2026-29111-1.patch: path-util: add flavour of path_startswith() that leaves
      a leading slash in place
    - d/p/CVE-2026-29111-2.patch: path-util: invert PATH_STARTSWITH_ACCEPT_DOT_DOT flag
    - d/p/CVE-2026-29111-3.patch: core/cgroup: avoid one unnecessary strjoina()
    - d/p/CVE-2026-29111-4.patch: core: validate input cgroup path more prudently
  * SECURITY UPDATE: Local root execution via malicious hardware devices
    - d/p/udev-check-for-invalid-chars-in-various-fields-received-f.patch
    - d/p/udev-fix-review-mixup.patch
    - No CVE number

 -- Nick Rosbrook <email address hidden> Fri, 13 Mar 2026 12:49:08 -0400


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