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CVE-2018-16864

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 w…

Impact

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
Systemd ProjectSystemd
through 240
RedhatEnterprise Linux Desktop
Version 7.0
RedhatEnterprise Linux Server
Versions 7.0, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6
RedhatEnterprise Linux Server Aus
Versions 7.3, 7.6
RedhatEnterprise Linux Server Eus
Versions 7.4, 7.6
RedhatEnterprise Linux Server Tus
Versions 7.3, 7.6
RedhatEnterprise Linux Workstation
Version 7.0
DebianDebian Linux
Versions 8.0, 9.0
CanonicalUbuntu Linux
Versions 16.04, 18.04, 18.10
OracleCommunications Session Border Controller
Versions 8.0.0, 8.1.0, 8.2.0
OracleEnterprise Communications Broker
Versions 3.0.0, 3.1.0

Weakness classification

CWE-770

References