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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

2 years ago

Modified

Modified

2 years 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.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)