SB2020042855 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for rsyslog 

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SB2020042855 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for rsyslog

Published: April 28, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2020042855
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-17041)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists in "contrib/pmaixforwardedfrom/pmaixforwardedfrom.c" due to a boundary error in the parser for AIX log messages. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


2) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-17042)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists in "contrib/pmcisconames/pmcisconames.c" due to a boundary error in the parser for Cisco log messages. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References