Ubuntu: DSA-3089-2 Urgent: Syslog Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Mancha discovered a vulnerability in rsyslog, a system for log
processing. This vulnerability is an integer overflow that can be
triggered by malformed messages to a server, if this one accepts data
from untrusted sources, provoking message loss.

This vulnerability can be seen as an incomplete fix of CVE-2014-3634
(DSA 3040-1).

For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in
version 5.8.11-3+deb7u2.

For the testing distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in
version 8.4.2-1.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 8.4.2-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your rsyslog packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/