libnss-myhostname: An out of bounds read was discovered in systemd-journald in the way it parses log messages that terminate with a colo...
CVE-2018-16866 is fixed in 14 products on 1 platform, first by libnss-myhostname 237-3ubuntu10.11, released January 10, 2019. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.
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.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| libnss-myhostname · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 237-3ubuntu10.11 | libnss-myhostname 237-3ubuntu10.11 | Jan 10, 2019 |
| libnss-mymachines · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 237-3ubuntu10.11 | libnss-mymachines 237-3ubuntu10.11 | Jan 10, 2019 |
| libnss-resolve · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 237-3ubuntu10.11 | libnss-resolve 237-3ubuntu10.11 | Jan 10, 2019 |
| libnss-systemd · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 237-3ubuntu10.11 | libnss-systemd 237-3ubuntu10.11 | Jan 10, 2019 |
| libpam-systemd · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 237-3ubuntu10.11 | libpam-systemd 237-3ubuntu10.11 | Jan 10, 2019 |
| libsystemd0 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 237-3ubuntu10.11 | libsystemd0 237-3ubuntu10.11 | Jan 10, 2019 |
| libudev1 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 237-3ubuntu10.11 | libudev1 237-3ubuntu10.11 | Jan 10, 2019 |
| systemd · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 237-3ubuntu10.11 | systemd 237-3ubuntu10.11 | Jan 10, 2019 |
| systemd-container · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 237-3ubuntu10.11 | systemd-container 237-3ubuntu10.11 | Jan 10, 2019 |
| systemd-coredump · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 237-3ubuntu10.11 | systemd-coredump 237-3ubuntu10.11 | Jan 10, 2019 |
| systemd-journal-remote · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 237-3ubuntu10.11 | systemd-journal-remote 237-3ubuntu10.11 | Jan 10, 2019 |
| systemd-sysv · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 237-3ubuntu10.11 | systemd-sysv 237-3ubuntu10.11 | Jan 10, 2019 |
| systemd-tests · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 237-3ubuntu10.11 | systemd-tests 237-3ubuntu10.11 | Jan 10, 2019 |
| udev · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 237-3ubuntu10.11 | udev 237-3ubuntu10.11 | Jan 10, 2019 |
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