Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2018-16865: Security patch for systemd (Multiple Advisories)
5
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
01/11/2019
05/08/2020
04/27/2020
11/27/2024
Description
An allocation of memory without limits, that could result in the stack clashing with another memory region, was discovered in systemd-journald when many entries are sent to the journal socket. A local attacker, or a remote one if systemd-journal-remote is used, may use this flaw to crash systemd-journald or execute code with journald privileges. Versions through v240 are vulnerable.
Solution(s)
- amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-libgudev1
- amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-libgudev1-devel
- amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-systemd
- amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-systemd-debuginfo
- amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-systemd-devel
- amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-systemd-journal-gateway
- amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-systemd-libs
- amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-systemd-networkd
- amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-systemd-python
- amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-systemd-resolved
- amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-systemd-sysv
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