Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 202408-28

– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202408-28
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
https://security.gentoo.org/
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

Severity: Normal
Title: rsyslog: Heap Buffer Overflow
Date: August 11, 2024
Bugs: #842846
ID: 202408-28

– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

Synopsis
=======
A vulnerability has been discovered in rsyslog, which could possibly
lead to remote code execution.

Background
=========
rsyslog is an enhanced multi-threaded syslogd with database support and
more.

Affected packages
================
Package Vulnerable Unaffected
—————– ———— ————
app-admin/rsyslog < 8.2206.0 >= 8.2206.0

Description
==========
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in rsyslog. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
=====
Modules for TCP syslog reception have a heap buffer overflow when octet-
counted framing is used. The attacker can corrupt heap values, leading
to data integrity issues and availability impact. Remote code execution
is unlikely to happen but not impossible.

Workaround
=========
There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
=========
All rsyslog users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>=app-admin/rsyslog-8.2206.0”

References
=========
[ 1 ] CVE-2022-24903
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-24903

Availability
===========
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202408-28

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.

License
======
Copyright 2024 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons – Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5