USN-5404-2: Rsyslog vulnerability
24 May 2022
Rsyslog could be made to crash if it received a specially crafted request.
Releases
Packages
- rsyslog - Enhanced syslogd
Details
USN-5404-1 addressed a vulnerability in Rsyslog. This update
provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
Pieter Agten discovered that Rsyslog incorrectly handled certain requests.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 16.04
-
rsyslog
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8.16.0-1ubuntu3.1+esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
Related notices
- USN-5404-1: rsyslog-openssl, rsyslog-hiredis, rsyslog-kafka, rsyslog, rsyslog-gnutls, rsyslog-relp, rsyslog-pgsql, rsyslog-mysql, rsyslog-snmp, rsyslog-czmq, rsyslog-gssapi, rsyslog-elasticsearch, rsyslog-mongodb, rsyslog-kubernetes