Out-of-bounds Read Affecting systemd/systemd package, versions [221,240)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (24th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-SYSTEMDSYSTEMD-2365463
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed11 Jan 2019
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 11 Jan 2019

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

How to fix?

Upgrade systemd/systemd to version 240 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Read. 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.

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