CVE-2018-16865
high
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
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VIR risk
8.0
Description
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-16865
Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-16865.html
Vendor advisory: arch — https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201901-9
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| arch | fixed | 240.34-1 | |
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 240-4 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 240-4 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 240-4 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 240-4 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 240-4 |
References
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.