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Amazon Linux AMI : rsyslog (ALAS-2012-105)

low Nessus Plugin ID 69595

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Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update.

Description

A numeric truncation error, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow, was found in the way the rsyslog imfile module processed text files containing long lines. An attacker could use this flaw to crash the rsyslogd daemon or, possibly, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of rsyslogd, if they are able to cause a long line to be written to a log file that rsyslogd monitors with imfile. The imfile module is not enabled by default. (CVE-2011-4623)

Solution

Run 'yum update rsyslog' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2012-105.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 69595

File Name: ala_ALAS-2012-105.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/4/2013

Updated: 4/18/2018

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:rsyslog-pgsql, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:rsyslog, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:rsyslog-gnutls, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:rsyslog-mysql, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:rsyslog-snmp, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:rsyslog-debuginfo, cpe:/o:amazon:linux, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:rsyslog-gssapi

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 7/6/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-4623

ALAS: 2012-105

RHSA: 2012:0796