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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
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CVSS v3 Base Score
7.4
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory
Amazon Linux 2 - Core systemd 2019-02-13 18:37 ALAS2-2019-1160
Amazon Linux 2 - Core systemd 2019-01-07 21:58 ALAS2-2019-1141

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
NVD CVSSv2 4.6 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD CVSSv3 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

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