Security Advisory

CVE-2018-16865

7.8
HIGH

Vulnerability Description

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.
Published Date January 11, 2019
Official Source NIST NVD Advisory