CVEvulnerability
CVE-2018-16865
7.8 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2019-01-11
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 7.5 HIGH — CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 4.6 MEDIUM — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-770
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.
Affected configurations
• systemd project systemd (<= 240)
• redhat enterprise linux desktop 7.0
• redhat enterprise linux server 7.0
• redhat enterprise linux server aus 7.3
• redhat enterprise linux server aus 7.6
• redhat enterprise linux server eus 7.5
• redhat enterprise linux server eus 7.6
• redhat enterprise linux server tus 7.3
• redhat enterprise linux server tus 7.6
• redhat enterprise linux workstation 7.0
• debian debian linux 8.0
• debian debian linux 9.0
• canonical ubuntu linux 16.04
• canonical ubuntu linux 18.04
• canonical ubuntu linux 18.10
• oracle communications session border controller 8.0.0
• oracle communications session border controller 8.1.0
• oracle communications session border controller 8.2.0
• oracle enterprise communications broker 3.0.0
• oracle enterprise communications broker 3.1.0
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-770 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling weakness
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152841/System-Down-A-systemd-journald-Exploit.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/May/21 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/05/10/4 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/07/20/2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106525 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0327 Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0049 Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0204 Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0271 Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0342 Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0361 Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2402 Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16865 Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00016.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/May/25 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-07 Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190117-0001/ Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3855-1/ Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4367 Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.qualys.com/2019/01/09/system-down/system-down.txt Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152841/System-Down-A-systemd-journald-Exploit.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/May/21 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/05/10/4 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/07/20/2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106525 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0327 Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0049 Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0204 Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0271 Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0342 Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0361 Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2402 Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16865 Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00016.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/May/25 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-07 Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190117-0001/ Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3855-1/ Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4367 Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.qualys.com/2019/01/09/system-down/system-down.txt Exploit, Third Party Advisory