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.

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Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1639-1 systemd security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1711-1 systemd security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4367-1 systemd security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-8655 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3855-1 systemd vulnerabilities
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Mon, 09 Jun 2025 16:15:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2025-06-09T15:52:14.009Z

Reserved: 2018-09-11T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-16864

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-05T10:32:54.107Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2019-01-11T20:29:00.277

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:53:28.590

Link: CVE-2018-16864

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2019-01-09T18:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2018-16864 - Bugzilla

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