CVE-2019-3815
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CVE-2019-3815 is a low-severity vulnerability rated 3.3/10 on the CVSS scale. A memory leak was discovered in the backport of fixes for CVE-2018-16864 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Function dispatch_message_real() in journald-server.c does not free the memory allocated by set_iovec_field_free() to store the `_CMDLINE=` entry. EPSS estimates a 0.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A memory leak was discovered in the backport of fixes for CVE-2018-16864 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Function dispatch_message_real() in journald-server.c does not free the memory allocated by set_iovec_field_free() to store the `_CMDLINE=` entry. A local attacker may use this flaw to make systemd-journald crash. This issue only affects versions shipped with Red Hat Enterprise since v219-62.2.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Redhat | Openshift Container Platform | 3.11 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Desktop | 7.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server | 7.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Aus | 7.6 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Eus | 7.6 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Workstation | 7.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106632Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0327Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0201Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3815Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00013.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106632Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0327Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0201Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3815Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00013.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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