SB2019020810 - OpenSUSE Linux update for rsyslog
Published: February 8, 2019 Updated: February 15, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019020810
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-16881)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists in the imptcp module due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted message to the imptcp socket that submits malicious input and cause the affected software to crash, resulting in a DoS condition.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.