Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201715908000
Revision Date:2017-10-26Version:1
Title:CVE-2017-15908 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
Description:In systemd 223 through 235, a remote DNS server can respond with a custom crafted DNS NSEC resource record to trigger an infinite loop in the dns_packet_read_type_window() function of the 'systemd-resolved' service and cause a DoS of the affected service.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2017-15908
Platform(s):Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) is installed.
  • AND The 'systemd' package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '229-4ubuntu21.1').
    • BACK