Information Exposure Through Log Files Affecting rsyslog package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.13% (33rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL10-RSYSLOG-16696445
  • published15 May 2026
  • disclosed18 Jun 2015

Introduced: 18 Jun 2015

CVE-2015-3243  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-532  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for RHEL:10 rsyslog.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream rsyslog package and not the rsyslog package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

rsyslog uses weak permissions for generating log files, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading files in /var/log/cron.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1