Gentoo: GLSA-201412-35: RSYSLOG: Denial of Service
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in RSYSLOG. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Resolution
All RSYSLOG users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-admin/rsyslog-8.4.2"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2011-4623 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-4623 [ 2 ] CVE-2014-3634 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-3634 [ 3 ] CVE-2014-3683 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-3683
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201412-35
Concerns
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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Synopsis
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in RSYSLOG, allowing attackersto cause Denial of Service.
Background
RSYSLOG is an enhanced multi-threaded syslogd with database support and more.
Affected Packages
------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 app-admin/rsyslog < 8.4.2 >= 8.4.2
Impact
===== A context-dependent attacker may be able to create a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.