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GLSA-201412-35 : RSYSLOG: Denial of Service

high Nessus Plugin ID 80240

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201412-35 (RSYSLOG: Denial of Service)

 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in RSYSLOG. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
 Impact :

 A context-dependent attacker may be able to create a Denial of Service condition.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All RSYSLOG users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-admin/rsyslog-8.4.2'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201412-35

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 80240

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201412-35.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Published: 12/26/2014

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:gentoo:linux, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:rsyslog

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/24/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-4623, CVE-2014-3634, CVE-2014-3683

BID: 51171, 70187, 70243

GLSA: 201412-35