GLSA 201412-35: RSYSLOG: Denial of Service

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Severity:	normal
Title:	RSYSLOG: Denial of Service
Date:	12/24/2014
Bugs:	#395709, #491856, #524058, #524290
ID:	201412-35

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in RSYSLOG, allowing attackers to cause Denial of Service.

Background

RSYSLOG is an enhanced multi-threaded syslogd with database support and more.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
app-admin/rsyslog	< 8.4.2	>= 8.4.2	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in RSYSLOG. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

A context-dependent attacker may be able to create a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All RSYSLOG users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-admin/rsyslog-8.4.2"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-35.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.