CVE-2018-16864
CVE-2018-16864
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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.
CVSS 7.4 · High · EPSS 0.7% · Fix available
- Published
- Updated
Stack: system
Affected products and versions
systemd
- Versions
- through v240: Affected
No fix published
systemd Debian:12
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 240-4
Update to 240-4
systemd Debian:13
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 240-4
Update to 240-4
systemd Debian:14
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 240-4
Update to 240-4
systemd Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
- Versions
- 225-1ubuntu9
- 227-2ubuntu1
- 227-2ubuntu2
- 228-1ubuntu2
- 228-2ubuntu1
- 228-2ubuntu2
- 228-3ubuntu1
- 228-4ubuntu1
- 228-4ubuntu2
- 228-5ubuntu1
- 228-5ubuntu2
- 228-5ubuntu3
- 228-6ubuntu1
- 229-1ubuntu2
- 229-1ubuntu4
- 229-2ubuntu1
- 229-3ubuntu1
- 229-3ubuntu2
- 229-4ubuntu1
- 229-4ubuntu4
- 229-4ubuntu5
- 229-4ubuntu6
- 229-4ubuntu7
- 229-4ubuntu8
- 229-4ubuntu10
- 229-4ubuntu11
- 229-4ubuntu12
- 229-4ubuntu13
- 229-4ubuntu16
- 229-4ubuntu17
- 229-4ubuntu19
- 229-4ubuntu20
- 229-4ubuntu21
- 229-4ubuntu21.1
- 229-4ubuntu21.2
- 229-4ubuntu21.3
- 229-4ubuntu21.4
- 229-4ubuntu21.5
- 229-4ubuntu21.6
- 229-4ubuntu21.8
- 229-4ubuntu21.9
- 229-4ubuntu21.10
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 229-4ubuntu21.15
Update to 229-4ubuntu21.15
systemd Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
- Versions
- 234-2ubuntu12
- 235-2ubuntu3
- 235-3ubuntu2
- 235-3ubuntu3
- 237-3ubuntu3
- 237-3ubuntu4
- 237-3ubuntu6
- 237-3ubuntu7
- 237-3ubuntu8
- 237-3ubuntu10
- 237-3ubuntu10.2
- 237-3ubuntu10.3
- 237-3ubuntu10.4
- 237-3ubuntu10.6
- 237-3ubuntu10.9
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 237-3ubuntu10.11
Update to 237-3ubuntu10.11
Original sources
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106523
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0342
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00016.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4367
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0204
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190117-0001/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16864
- https://www.qualys.com/2019/01/09/system-down/system-down.txt
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3855-1/
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0049
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0271
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0361
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-07
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0327
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2402
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/07/20/2
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16864