ISOMAN

CVE

CVE-2018-16865

An allocation of memory without limits, that could result in the stack clashing with another memory region, was discovered in systemd-journald when many entries are sent to the journal socket. A local attacker, or a remote one if systemd-journal-remote is used, may use this flaw to crash systemd-journald or execute code with journald privileges. Versions through v240 are vulnerable.

Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
Published
Modified
NVD detailAll CVEs

Linked Releases

DistributionReleaseStatusEvidence
Ubuntu18.04.6 amd64 desktopunknownsource
Ubuntu18.04.6 amd64 live-serverunknownsource
Ubuntu16.04.7 amd64 desktopunknownsource
Ubuntu16.04.6 i386 desktopunknownsource
Ubuntu16.04.7 amd64 serverunknownsource
Ubuntu16.04.6 i386 serverunknownsource

References

  1. http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152841/System-Down-A-systemd-journald-Exploit.html
  2. http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/May/21
  3. http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/05/10/4
  4. http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/07/20/2
  5. http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106525
  6. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0327
  7. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0049
  8. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0204
  9. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0271
  10. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0342
  11. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0361
  12. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2402
  13. https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16865
  14. https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00016.html
  15. https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/May/25
  16. https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-07
  17. https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190117-0001/
  18. https://usn.ubuntu.com/3855-1/
  19. https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4367
  20. https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html