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Debian LTS Advisory ([SECURITY] [DLA 1711-1] systemd security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
memory leak was discovered in the backport of fixes for CVE-2018-16864 in systemd-journald. Function dispatch_message_real() in journald-server.c does not free allocated memory to store the `_CMDLINE=` entry. A local attacker may use this flaw to make systemd-journald crash. Note that as the systemd-journald service is not restarted automatically a restart of the service or more safely a reboot is advised.
Affected Software
Affected Software
systemd on Debian Linux
Detection Method
Detection Method
This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.
Solution
Solution
For Debian 8 'Jessie', this problem has been fixed in version 215-17+deb8u11. We recommend that you upgrade your systemd packages.