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DEBIAN-CVE-2018-16864

An allocation of memory without limits, that could result in the stack clashing with another memory region, was discovered in systemd-journald when a...

Original description

The description as published by the source.

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.

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV

Affected packages

Debian:12 systemd

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"240-4"}]}]

Debian:13 systemd

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"240-4"}]}]

Debian:14 systemd

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"240-4"}]}]

References

advisory security-tracker.debian.org