USN-3855-1: systemd Ubuntu

Published
Published 11-01-2019Last modified 22-04-2026

Vulnerability summary

USN-3855-1 is a vulnerability in systemd Ubuntu with no CVSS score yet.

Priority
Insufficient evidence

No CVSS vector published; no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
Not scored
010
No CVSS score recorded
EPSS scoreNot scoredRisk metrics not yet published.
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 3 · Downstream 0 · Related 3
CVE-2018-16864CVE-2018-16865CVE-2018-16866

Timeline

  1. 11-01-2019
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 22-04-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

systemd vulnerabilities It was discovered that systemd-journald allocated variable-length buffers for certain message fields on the stack. A local attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-16864) It was discovered that systemd-journald allocated variable-length arrays of objects representing message fields on the stack. A local attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-16865) An out-of-bounds read was discovered in systemd-journald. A local attacker could potentially exploit this to obtain sensitive information and bypass ASLR protections. (CVE-2018-16866)

CVSS metrics

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EPSS trend

No EPSS score has been published for this record yet.

Known exploited

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CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu1 product
  • systemd< 229-4ubuntu21.15 | < 237-3ubuntu10.11

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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