CVE-2018-16864

Public on 2019-01-07
Modified on 2019-02-14
Description
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 privileges.
Severity
Important severity
Important
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CVSS v3 Base Score
7.4
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 2 - Core systemd 2019-01-07 ALAS2-2019-1141 Fixed

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 7.4 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity Red Hat: CVE-2018-16864 Mitre: CVE-2018-16864