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DEBIAN-CVE-2018-16864

DEBIAN-CVE-2018-16864 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.800000190734863 HIGH

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.

Risk Scores

CVSS 3.1
7.800000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:13systemd0, 0, 0
Debian:14systemd0, 0, 0
Debian:11systemd0, 0, 0
Debian:12systemd0, 0, 0

Exploit Intelligence

Timeline

  • Jan 11, 2019 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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