CVE-2018-16864
An allocation of memory without limits, that could result in the stack clashing with another memory region, was discovered in systemd-journald when a program with long command line arguments calls syslog. A local attacker may use this flaw to crash systemd-journald or escalate his privileges. Versions through v240 are vulnerable.
- Score
- CVSS 3.1 7.8 High
- Status
- Modified - secalert@redhat.com
- Published
- 2019-01-11
- Last modified
- 2025-06-09
- Weaknesses
- CWE-770
Affected products
- Ubuntu Linux (Canonical)
- Debian Linux (Debian)
- Communications Session Border Controller (Oracle)
- Enterprise Communications Broker (Oracle)
- Enterprise Linux Desktop (Redhat)
- Enterprise Linux Server (Redhat)
- Enterprise Linux Server Aus (Redhat)
- Enterprise Linux Server Eus (Redhat)
- Enterprise Linux Server Tus (Redhat)
- Enterprise Linux Workstation (Redhat)
- Systemd (Systemd Project)
- Systemd (The Systemd Project)
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/07/20/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106523
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0327
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0049
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0204
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0271
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0342
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0361
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2402
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16864
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00016.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-07
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190117-0001/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3855-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4367
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html
- https://www.qualys.com/2019/01/09/system-down/system-down.txt
