Vulnerability in Rsyslog
CVE-2011-1490
A memory leak in rsyslog before 5.7.6 was found in the way deamon processed log messages are logged when multiple rulesets were used and some output batches contained messages belonging to more than one ruleset. A local attacker could cause denial of the rsyslogd daemon service via a log message belonging to more than one ruleset
EPSS: 0.004 (30.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Rsyslog — versions before 5.7.6
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 8.0, 9.0, 10.0
- Opensuse — versions 11.4
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- secalert@redhat.com (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- secalert@redhat.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2011-1490?
- CVE-2011-1490 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Rsyslog, classified under Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-11-14.
- How severe is CVE-2011-1490?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.