USN-5404-2

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    USN-5404-2

    Published: 24 May 2022Last Modified: 25 Jun 2026

    Summary: rsyslog vulnerability

    Details: USN-5404-1 addressed a vulnerability in Rsyslog. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Pieter Agten discovered that Rsyslog incorrectly handled certain requests. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5404-2, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-24903

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: rsyslog

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/rsyslog?arch=source&distro=esm-infra%2Fxenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -8.16.0-1ubuntu3.1+esm2

    Affected versions

    8.12.0-1ubuntu2
    8.12.0-1ubuntu3

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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