low3.3
CVE-2018-16866
An out of bounds read was discovered in systemd-journald in the way it parses log messages that terminate with a colon ':'.
Impact
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 products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Systemd Project | Systemd | from 221 through 239 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | Version 9.0 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | Versions 16.04, 18.04, 18.10 |
| Netapp | Active Iq Performance Analytics Services | All versions |
| Netapp | Element Software | All versions |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | Version 7.6 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Compute Node Eus | Version 7.6 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Desktop | Version 7.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems \(Structure A\) | Version 7_s390x |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems Eus | Version 7.6 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux For Power Big Endian | Version 7.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux For Power Big Endian Eus | Version 7.6 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152841/System-Down-A-systemd-journald-Exploit.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/May/21
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/05/10/4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106527
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2091
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3222
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0593
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16866
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/May/25
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-07
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190117-0001/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3855-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4367
- https://www.qualys.com/2019/01/09/system-down/system-down.txt
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152841/System-Down-A-systemd-journald-Exploit.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/May/21
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/05/10/4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106527
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2091
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3222
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0593
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16866
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/May/25
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-07
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190117-0001/