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CVE-2018-16864
HIGH · CVSS 7.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2019-01-11T20:29:00.277 · Last modified 2026-06-17T01:44:56.420

Summary

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.

Affected products

systemd_project — systemd

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