SB2019102125 - Out-of-bounds read in rsyslog (Alpine package)



SB2019102125 - Out-of-bounds read in rsyslog (Alpine package)

Published: October 21, 2019

Security Bulletin ID SB2019102125
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-17040)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists in "contrib/pmdb2diag/pmdb2diag.c" due to a boundary condition when the level length is mishandled. A remote attacker can trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.