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Ubuntu 16.04 ESM: USN-5419-1 Moderate: Rsyslog Crash Exploit

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Calendar Grey May 12, 2022
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5420-1 deals with vulnerabilities in OpenSSH that could lead to unauthorized access, promoting user security.
Rsyslog could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input.

Summary

Rsyslog could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input.

Software Description:

- rsyslog: Enhanced syslogd

Details:

It was discovered that Rsyslog improperly handled certain invalid input.

An attacker could use this issue to cause Rsyslog to crash.

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate Ubuntu input handling crash rsyslog

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 16.04 ESM:
   rsyslog                         8.16.0-1ubuntu3.1+esm1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5419-1

CVE-2018-16881, CVE-2019-17041, CVE-2019-17042

May 12, 2022

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate Ubuntu input handling crash rsyslog

Package Information

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