CVEvulnerability
CVE-2018-16866
3.3 LOW
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2019-01-11
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 3.3 LOW — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 4.3 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 2.1 LOW — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-125, CWE-200
Description
An out of bounds read was discovered in systemd-journald in the way it parses log messages that terminate with a colon ':'. A local attacker can use this flaw to disclose process memory data. Versions from v221 to v239 are vulnerable.
Affected configurations
• systemd project systemd (>= 221 <= 239)
• debian debian linux 9.0
• canonical ubuntu linux 16.04
• canonical ubuntu linux 18.04
• canonical ubuntu linux 18.10
• netapp active iq performance analytics services
• netapp element software
• redhat enterprise linux 7.6
• redhat enterprise linux compute node eus 7.6
• redhat enterprise linux desktop 7.0
• redhat enterprise linux for ibm z systems \(structure a\) 7 s390x
• redhat enterprise linux for ibm z systems eus 7.6
• redhat enterprise linux for power big endian 7.0
• redhat enterprise linux for power big endian eus 7.6
• redhat enterprise linux for power little endian 7.0
• redhat enterprise linux for power little endian eus 7.6
• redhat enterprise linux for scientific computing 7.0
• redhat enterprise linux server 7.0
• redhat enterprise linux server aus 7.4
• redhat enterprise linux server aus 7.6
• redhat enterprise linux server for power little endian update services for sap solutions 7.4
• redhat enterprise linux server for power little endian update services for sap solutions 7.6
• redhat enterprise linux server tus 7.4
• redhat enterprise linux server tus 7.6
• redhat enterprise linux server update services for sap solutions 7.4
• redhat enterprise linux server update services for sap solutions 7.6
• redhat enterprise linux workstation 7.0
Related
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.securityfocus.com/bid/106527 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2091 Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3222 Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0593 Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16866 Issue Tracking, Patch, 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.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.securityfocus.com/bid/106527 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2091 Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3222 Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0593 Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16866 Issue Tracking, Patch, 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.qualys.com/2019/01/09/system-down/system-down.txt Exploit, Third Party Advisory