DEBIAN-CVE-2018-16864

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2018-16864

    Published: 11 Jan 2019Last Modified: 1 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2018-16864

    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: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-16864

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: systemd

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/systemd?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -240-4

    Affected versions

    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