Description
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.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 3.3/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| The systemd Project | systemd | from v221 to v239 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152841/System-Down-A-systemd-journald-Exploit.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/May/21Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/05/10/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106527Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2091Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3222Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0593Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16866Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/May/25Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-07Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190117-0001/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3855-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4367Third Party Advisory
- https://www.qualys.com/2019/01/09/system-down/system-down.txtExploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152841/System-Down-A-systemd-journald-Exploit.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/May/21Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/05/10/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106527Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2091Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3222Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0593Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16866Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/May/25Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-07Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190117-0001/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3855-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4367Third Party Advisory
- https://www.qualys.com/2019/01/09/system-down/system-down.txtExploit, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Jan 11, 2019
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified