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CVE-2018-16864

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Last updated

NVD

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16864

Severity

7.8

High

CVSS V3

Description

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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