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Ubuntu 11.04 : rsyslog vulnerability (USN-1338-1)

low Nessus Plugin ID 57662

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch.

Description

Peter Eisentraut discovered that Rsyslog would not properly perform input validation when configured to use imfile. If an attacker were able to craft messages in a file that Rsyslog monitored, an attacker could cause a denial of service. The imfile module is disabled by default in Ubuntu.

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Solution

Update the affected rsyslog package.

See Also

https://usn.ubuntu.com/1338-1/

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 57662

File Name: ubuntu_USN-1338-1.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/24/2012

Updated: 9/19/2019

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:rsyslog, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.04

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Debian/dpkg-l, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/23/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/25/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-4623

BID: 51171

USN: 1338-1