Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling Affecting systemd package, versions <0:219-57.amzn2.0.7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (31st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-SYSTEMD-1668417
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed11 Jan 2019

Introduced: 11 Jan 2019

CVE-2018-16865  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-770  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 systemd to version 0:219-57.amzn2.0.7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2019-1141.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream systemd package and not the systemd package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

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