Out-of-bounds Read Affecting rsyslog package, versions <8.1908.0-r1
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EPSS
0.57% (79th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-ALPINE315-RSYSLOG-1928576
- published 30 Sep 2019
- disclosed 30 Sep 2019
Introduced: 30 Sep 2019
CVE-2019-17040 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Alpine:3.15 rsyslog to version 8.1908.0-r1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream rsyslog package and not the rsyslog package as distributed by Alpine.
See How to fix? for Alpine:3.15 relevant fixed versions and status.
contrib/pmdb2diag/pmdb2diag.c in Rsyslog v8.1908.0 allows out-of-bounds access because the level length is mishandled.
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-17040
- https://github.com/rsyslog/rsyslog/blob/v8-stable/ChangeLog
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-17040
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KPNCHI7X2IEXRH6RYD6IDPR4PLB5RPC7/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/W6SUQE25RD37CD24BHKUWMG27U5RQ2FU/
- https://github.com/rsyslog/rsyslog/pull/3875
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KPNCHI7X2IEXRH6RYD6IDPR4PLB5RPC7/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/W6SUQE25RD37CD24BHKUWMG27U5RQ2FU/
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