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Debian LTS: Security Advisory for rsyslog (DLA-2835-1)
Information
Severity
Severity
High
Family
Family
Debian Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
7.5
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
1 year ago
Modified
Modified
1 year ago
Summary
The remote host is missing an update for the 'rsyslog' package(s) announced via the DLA-2835-1 advisory.
Insight
Insight
Two heap overflows were fixed in the rsyslog logging daemon. CVE-2019-17041 Heap overflow in the AIX message parser. CVE-2019-17042 Heap overflow in the Cisco log message parser.
Affected Software
Affected Software
'rsyslog' package(s) on Debian Linux.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
For Debian 9 stretch, these problems have been fixed in version 8.24.0-1+deb9u1. We recommend that you upgrade your rsyslog packages.