DEBIAN-CVE-2018-16865

DEBIAN-CVE-2018-16865 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 many entries are sent to the journal socket. A local attacker, or a remote one if systemd-journal-remote is used, may use this flaw to crash systemd-journald or execute code with journald privileges. Versions through v240 are vulnerable.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.1

7.800000190734863

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

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Debian:14	systemd	0, 0, 0
Debian:11	systemd	0, 0, 0
Debian:13	systemd	0, 0, 0
Debian:12	systemd	0, 0, 0

Timeline

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

References

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-16865 advisory

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