Vulnerability CVE-2018-16864: Information
Description
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.
Severity: HIGH (7.8) Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Fixed packages
Package name | Branch | Fixed in version | Version from repository | Errata ID | Task # | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| systemd | sisyphus | 240-alt3 | 255.6-alt2 | ALT-PU-2019-1023-1 | 219090 | Fixed |
| systemd | p10 | 240-alt3 | 249.17-alt2 | ALT-PU-2019-1023-1 | 219090 | Fixed |
| systemd | p9 | 240-alt3 | 247.13-alt1 | ALT-PU-2019-1023-1 | 219090 | Fixed |
| systemd | p8 | 237-alt2.M80P.4 | 239-alt6 | ALT-PU-2019-1020-1 | 219091 | Fixed |
| systemd | c10f1 | 240-alt3 | 249.17-alt2 | ALT-PU-2019-1023-1 | 219090 | Fixed |
| systemd | c9f2 | 240-alt3 | 246.14-alt1 | ALT-PU-2019-1023-1 | 219090 | Fixed |
| systemd | p11 | 240-alt3 | 255.6-alt2 | ALT-PU-2019-1023-1 | 219090 | Fixed |
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Hyperlink | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://www.qualys.com/2019/01/09/system-down/system-down.txt |
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| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16864 |
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| USN-3855-1 |
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| 106523 |
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| DSA-4367 |
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| RHSA-2019:0049 |
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| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190117-0001/ |
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| [debian-lts-announce] 20190123 [SECURITY] [DLA 1639-1] systemd security update |
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| RHSA-2019:0204 |
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| RHSA-2019:0271 |
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| RHSA-2019:0342 |
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| RHSA-2019:0361 |
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| GLSA-201903-07 |
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| https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html |
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| RHBA-2019:0327 |
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| RHSA-2019:2402 |
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| [oss-security] 20210720 CVE-2021-33910: Denial of service (stack exhaustion) in systemd (PID 1) |
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