Out-of-bounds Read Affecting systemd-sysvinit package, versions <234-24.20.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (24th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES150-SYSTEMDSYSVINIT-2757175
  • published14 Apr 2022
  • disclosed21 Jan 2019

Introduced: 21 Jan 2019

CVE-2018-16866  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.0 systemd-sysvinit to version 234-24.20.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream systemd-sysvinit package and not the systemd-sysvinit package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.0 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

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