USN-5419-1: Rsyslog vulnerabilities

Publication date

12 May 2022

Overview

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

Releases


Packages

Details

It was discovered that Rsyslog improperly handled certain invalid input. An
attacker could use this issue to cause Rsyslog to crash.

It was discovered that Rsyslog improperly handled certain invalid input. An
attacker could use this issue to cause Rsyslog to 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
16.04 xenial rsyslog –  8.16.0-1ubuntu3.1+esm1  

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