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CVE-2018-16866

Public on 2019-01-07
Modified on 2021-06-22
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.

Severity
Medium
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CVSS v3 Base Score
4.3
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory
Amazon Linux 2 - Core systemd 2021-06-16 20:36 ALAS2-2021-1647
Amazon Linux 2 - Core systemd 2019-01-07 21:58 ALAS2-2019-1141

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 4.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
NVD CVSSv3 3.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
NVD CVSSv2 2.1 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

References

Red Hat: CVE-2018-16866 Mitre: CVE-2018-16866 FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity