1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-5404-1

USN-5404-1: Rsyslog vulnerability

Publication date

5 May 2022

Overview

Rsyslog could be made to crash if it received a specially crafted request.

Releases

Packages

Details

Pieter Agten discovered that Rsyslog incorrectly handled certain requests.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash.

Pieter Agten discovered that Rsyslog incorrectly handled certain requests.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
22.04 jammy rsyslog –  8.2112.0-2ubuntu2.2
21.10 impish rsyslog –  8.2102.0-2ubuntu2.2
20.04 focal rsyslog –  8.2001.0-1ubuntu1.3
18.04 bionic rsyslog –  8.32.0-1ubuntu4.2

Reduce your security exposure

Ubuntu Pro provides ten-year security coverage to 25,000+ packages in Main and Universe repositories, and it is free for up to five machines.

Get Ubuntu Pro

References

Have additional questions?

Talk to a member of the team ›