CVE-2018-16866

Low

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. Versions from v221 to v239 are vulnerable.

SeverityLow
CVSS3.3
Exploit probability—
ProductSystemd
PublishedJan 11, 2019
First seenJan 11, 2019

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
systemd_project systemd221 ≤ v ≤ 239—
debian debian_linux9.0—
canonical ubuntu_linux16.04, 18.04, 18.10—
netapp active_iq_performance_analytics_servicesNo range specified—
netapp element_softwareNo range specified—
redhat enterprise_linux7.6—
redhat enterprise_linux_compute_node_eus7.6—
redhat enterprise_linux_desktop7.0—
redhat enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems_\(structure_a\)7_s390x—
redhat enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems_eus7.6—
redhat enterprise_linux_for_power_big_endian7.0—
redhat enterprise_linux_for_power_big_endian_eus7.6—
redhat enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian7.0—
redhat enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian_eus7.6—
redhat enterprise_linux_for_scientific_computing7.0—
redhat enterprise_linux_server7.0—
redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus7.4, 7.6—
redhat enterprise_linux_server_for_power_little_endian_update_services_for_sap_solutions7.4, 7.6—
redhat enterprise_linux_server_tus7.4, 7.6—
redhat enterprise_linux_server_update_services_for_sap_solutions7.4, 7.6—
redhat enterprise_linux_workstation7.0—

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