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CVE-2018-15688 affects systemd-networkd when it acts as a DHCPv6 client. A malicious DHCPv6 server on the same local network could trigger a heap memory overwrite. Systems running affected systemd releases up to 239 are the concern, especially where DHCPv6 is used on untrusted networks. Likely exposed assets are Linux systems using affected systemd-networkd DHCPv6 client functionality, particularly systemd versions up to and including 239 or distro backports identified by vendor advisories. Treat this as a high-priority infrastructure patching issue for Linux systems using DHCPv6. It is not documented as actively exploited in the provided sources, but the impact is severe and exploitation requires only adjacent-network access. Mitigation focus: Apply vendor-provided systemd security updates for the affected distribution.; Prioritize systems using systemd-networkd with DHCPv6 enabled.; Check distribution advisories for backported fixes, not only upstream version numbers..
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- High
- CVSS
- 8.8 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H2.85.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
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8.8HighVector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- GLSA-201810-10CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO
- [debian-lts-announce] 20181119 [SECURITY] [DLA 1580-1] systemd security updateCVE reference · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- USN-3807-1CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU
- USN-3806-1CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU
- RHSA-2018:3665CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/10518CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- RHSA-2019:0049CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHBA-2019:0327CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
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Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
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