Security update for systemd
This update for SystemD provides fixes and enhancements. The following security issue has been fixed: - Don't allow read access to journal files to users. (bsc#972612, CVE-2014-9770, CVE-2015-8842) The following non-security issues have been fixed: - Restore initrd-udevadm-cleanup-db.service. (bsc#978275, bsc#976766) - Incorrect permissions set after boot on journal files. (bsc#973848) - Exclude device-mapper from block device ownership event locking. (bsc#972727) - Explicitly set mode for /run/log. - Don't apply sgid and executable bit to journal files, only the directories they are contained in. - Add ability to mask access mode by pre-existing access mode on files/directories. - No need to pass --all if inactive is explicitly requested in list-units. (bsc#967122) - Fix automount option and don't start associated mount unit at boot. (bsc#970423) - Support more than just power-gpio-key. (fate#318444, bsc#970860) - Add standard gpio power button support. (fate#318444, bsc#970860) - Downgrade warnings about wanted unit which are not found. (bsc#960158) - Shorten hostname before checking for trailing dot. (bsc#965897) - Remove WorkingDirectory parameter from emergency, rescue and console-shell.service. (bsc#959886) - Don't ship boot.udev and systemd-journald.init anymore. - Revert 'log: honour the kernel's quiet cmdline argument'. (bsc#963230)
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
This update for SystemD provides fixes and enhancements. The following security issue has been fixed: - Don't allow read access to journal files to users. (bsc#972612, CVE-2014-9770, CVE-2015-8842) The following non-security issues have been fixed: - Restore initrd-udevadm-cleanup-db.service. (bsc#978275, bsc#976766) - Incorrect permissions set after boot on journal files. (bsc#973848) - Exclude device-mapper from block device ownership event locking. (bsc#972727) - Explicitly set mode for /run/log. - Don't apply sgid and executable bit to journal files, only the directories they are contained in. - Add ability to mask access mode by pre-existing access mode on files/directories. - No need to pass --all if inactive is explicitly requested in list-units. (bsc#967122) - Fix automount option and don't start associated mount unit at boot. (bsc#970423) - Support more than just power-gpio-key. (fate#318444, bsc#970860) - Add standard gpio power button support. (fate#318444, bsc#970860) - Downgrade warnings about wanted unit which are not found. (bsc#960158) - Shorten hostname before checking for trailing dot. (bsc#965897) - Remove WorkingDirectory parameter from emergency, rescue and console-shell.service. (bsc#959886) - Don't ship boot.udev and systemd-journald.init anymore. - Revert 'log: honour the kernel's quiet cmdline argument'. (bsc#963230)
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/959886
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/960158
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/963230
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/965897
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/967122
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/970423
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/970860
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/972612
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/972727
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/973848
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/976766
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/978275
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9770
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8842
- https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2016/suse-su-20161351-1/