Information Exposure Through Log Files Affecting rsyslog-module-snmp package, versions <8.33.1-3.3.1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (15th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES150-RSYSLOGMODULESNMP-2761752
  • published14 Apr 2022
  • disclosed12 Jul 2018

Introduced: 12 Jul 2018

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

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.0 rsyslog-module-snmp to version 8.33.1-3.3.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream rsyslog-module-snmp package and not the rsyslog-module-snmp package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.0 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 Scores

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