CVE-2018-16864

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    CVE-2018-16864

    Published: 11 Jan 2019Last Modified: 7 Aug 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: 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://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://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16864, https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/07/20/2, https://www.qualys.com/2019/01/09/system-down/system-down.txt

    Affected packages

    Package

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    v240

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High