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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2381-1

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2381-1
Posted Oct 9, 2014
Authored by Ubuntu | Site security.ubuntu.com

Ubuntu Security Notice 2381-1 - It was discovered that Rsyslog incorrectly handled invalid PRI values. An attacker could use this issue to send malformed messages to the Rsyslog server and cause it to stop responding, resulting in a denial of service and possibly message loss.

tags | advisory, denial of service
systems | linux, ubuntu
advisories | CVE-2014-3634, CVE-2014-3683
SHA-256 | ef0650550269081de646357c095792813b24c790927fb53317ceafbb8d412f20

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2381-1

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2381-1
October 09, 2014

rsyslog vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

Summary:

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

Software Description:
- rsyslog: Enhanced syslogd

Details:

It was discovered that Rsyslog incorrectly handled invalid PRI values. An
attacker could use this issue to send malformed messages to the Rsyslog
server and cause it to stop responding, resulting in a denial of service
and possibly message loss. (CVE-2014-3634, CVE-2014-3683)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
rsyslog 7.4.4-1ubuntu2.3

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
rsyslog 5.8.6-1ubuntu8.9

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
rsyslog 4.2.0-2ubuntu8.3

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

References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2381-1
CVE-2014-3634, CVE-2014-3683

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rsyslog/7.4.4-1ubuntu2.3
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rsyslog/5.8.6-1ubuntu8.9
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rsyslog/4.2.0-2ubuntu8.3
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