RedHat: RHSA-2014-1671:01 Moderate: rsyslog5 and rsyslog security update
Summary
The rsyslog packages provide an enhanced, multi-threaded syslog daemon
that supports writing to relational databases, syslog/TCP, RFC 3195,
permitted sender lists, filtering on any message part, and fine grained
output format control.
A flaw was found in the way rsyslog handled invalid log message priority
values. In certain configurations, a local attacker, or a remote attacker
able to connect to the rsyslog port, could use this flaw to crash the
rsyslog daemon. (CVE-2014-3634)
Red Hat would like to thank Rainer Gerhards of rsyslog upstream for
reporting this issue.
All rsyslog5 and rsyslog users are advised to upgrade to these updated
packages, which contain a backported patch to correct this issue. After
installing the update, the rsyslog service will be restarted automatically.
Summary
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to
use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
References
https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2014-3634.html https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
Package List
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client):
Source:
rsyslog5-5.8.12-5.el5_11.src.rpm
i386:
rsyslog5-5.8.12-5.el5_11.i386.rpm
rsyslog5-debuginfo-5.8.12-5.el5_11.i386.rpm
rsyslog5-gnutls-5.8.12-5.el5_11.i386.rpm
rsyslog5-gssapi-5.8.12-5.el5_11.i386.rpm
rsyslog5-mysql-5.8.12-5.el5_11.i386.rpm
rsyslog5-pgsql-5.8.12-5.el5_11.i386.rpm
rsyslog5-snmp-5.8.12-5.el5_11.i386.rpm
x86_64:
rsyslog5-5.8.12-5.el5_11.x86_64.rpm
rsyslog5-debuginfo-5.8.12-5.el5_11.x86_64.rpm
rsyslog5-gnutls-5.8.12-5.el5_11.x86_64.rpm
rsyslog5-gssapi-5.8.12-5.el5_11.x86_64.rpm
rsyslog5-mysql-5.8.12-5.el5_11.x86_64.rpm
rsyslog5-pgsql-5.8.12-5.el5_11.x86_64.rpm
rsyslog5-snmp-5.8.12-5.el5_11.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server):
Source:
rsyslog5-5.8.12-5.el5_11.src.rpm
i386:
rsyslog5-5.8.12-5.el5_11.i386.rpm
rsyslog5-debuginfo-5.8.12-5.el5_11.i386.rpm
rsyslog5-gnutls-5.8.12-5.el5_11.i386.rpm
rsyslog5-gssapi-5.8.12-5.el5_11.i386.rpm
rsyslog5-mysql-5.8.12-5.el5_11.i386.rpm
rsyslog5-pgsql-5.8.12-5.el5_11.i386.rpm
rsyslog5-snmp-5.8.12-5.el5_11.i386.rpm
ia64:
rsyslog5-5.8.12-5.el5_11.ia64.rpm
rsyslog5-debuginfo-5.8.12-5.el5_11.ia64.rpm
rsyslog5-gnutls-5.8.12-5.el5_11.ia64.rpm
rsyslog5-gssapi-5.8.12-5.el5_11.ia64.rpm
rsyslog5-mysql-5.8.12-5.el5_11.ia64.rpm
rsyslog5-pgsql-5.8.12-5.el5_11.ia64.rpm
rsyslog5-snmp-5.8.12-5.el5_11.ia64.rpm
ppc:
rsyslog5-5.8.12-5.el5_11.ppc.rpm
rsyslog5-debuginfo-5.8.12-5.el5_11.ppc.rpm
rsyslog5-gnutls-5.8.12-5.el5_11.ppc.rpm
rsyslog5-gssapi-5.8.12-5.el5_11.ppc.rpm
rsyslog5-mysql-5.8.12-5.el5_11.ppc.rpm
rsyslog5-pgsql-5.8.12-5.el5_11.ppc.rpm
rsyslog5-snmp-5.8.12-5.el5_11.ppc.rpm
s390x:
rsyslog5-5.8.12-5.el5_11.s390x.rpm
rsyslog5-debuginfo-5.8.12-5.el5_11.s390x.rpm
rsyslog5-gnutls-5.8.12-5.el5_11.s390x.rpm
rsyslog5-gssapi-5.8.12-5.el5_11.s390x.rpm
rsyslog5-mysql-5.8.12-5.el5_11.s390x.rpm
rsyslog5-pgsql-5.8.12-5.el5_11.s390x.rpm
rsyslog5-snmp-5.8.12-5.el5_11.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
rsyslog5-5.8.12-5.el5_11.x86_64.rpm
rsyslog5-debuginfo-5.8.12-5.el5_11.x86_64.rpm
rsyslog5-gnutls-5.8.12-5.el5_11.x86_64.rpm
rsyslog5-gssapi-5.8.12-5.el5_11.x86_64.rpm
rsyslog5-mysql-5.8.12-5.el5_11.x86_64.rpm
rsyslog5-pgsql-5.8.12-5.el5_11.x86_64.rpm
rsyslog5-snmp-5.8.12-5.el5_11.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6):
Source:
rsyslog-5.8.10-9.el6_6.src.rpm
i386:
rsyslog-5.8.10-9.el6_6.i686.rpm
rsyslog-debuginfo-5.8.10-9.el6_6.i686.rpm
rsyslog-gnutls-5.8.10-9.el6_6.i686.rpm
rsyslog-gssapi-5.8.10-9.el6_6.i686.rpm
rsyslog-relp-5.8.10-9.el6_6.i686.rpm
x86_64:
rsyslog-5.8.10-9.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
rsyslog-debuginfo-5.8.10-9.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
rsyslog-gnutls-5.8.10-9.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
rsyslog-gssapi-5.8.10-9.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
rsyslog-relp-5.8.10-9.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6):
Source:
rsyslog-5.8.10-9.el6_6.src.rpm
i386:
rsyslog-debuginfo-5.8.10-9.el6_6.i686.rpm
rsyslog-mysql-5.8.10-9.el6_6.i686.rpm
rsyslog-pgsql-5.8.10-9.el6_6.i686.rpm
rsyslog-snmp-5.8.10-9.el6_6.i686.rpm
x86_64:
rsyslog-debuginfo-5.8.10-9.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
rsyslog-mysql-5.8.10-9.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
rsyslog-pgsql-5.8.10-9.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
rsyslog-snmp-5.8.10-9.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6):
Source:
rsyslog-5.8.10-9.el6_6.src.rpm
x86_64:
rsyslog-5.8.10-9.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
rsyslog-debuginfo-5.8.10-9.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
rsyslog-gnutls-5.8.10-9.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
rsyslog-gssapi-5.8.10-9.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
rsyslog-relp-5.8.10-9.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6):
Source:
rsyslog-5.8.10-9.el6_6.src.rpm
x86_64:
rsyslog-debuginfo-5.8.10-9.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
rsyslog-mysql-5.8.10-9.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
rsyslog-pgsql-5.8.10-9.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
rsyslog-snmp-5.8.10-9.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6):
Source:
rsyslog-5.8.10-9.el6_6.src.rpm
i386:
rsyslog-5.8.10-9.el6_6.i686.rpm
rsyslog-debuginfo-5.8.10-9.el6_6.i686.rpm
rsyslog-gnutls-5.8.10-9.el6_6.i686.rpm
rsyslog-gssapi-5.8.10-9.el6_6.i686.rpm
rsyslog-mysql-5.8.10-9.el6_6.i686.rpm
rsyslog-pgsql-5.8.10-9.el6_6.i686.rpm
rsyslog-relp-5.8.10-9.el6_6.i686.rpm
ppc64:
rsyslog-5.8.10-9.el6_6.ppc64.rpm
rsyslog-debuginfo-5.8.10-9.el6_6.ppc64.rpm
rsyslog-gnutls-5.8.10-9.el6_6.ppc64.rpm
rsyslog-gssapi-5.8.10-9.el6_6.ppc64.rpm
rsyslog-mysql-5.8.10-9.el6_6.ppc64.rpm
rsyslog-pgsql-5.8.10-9.el6_6.ppc64.rpm
rsyslog-relp-5.8.10-9.el6_6.ppc64.rpm
s390x:
rsyslog-5.8.10-9.el6_6.s390x.rpm
rsyslog-debuginfo-5.8.10-9.el6_6.s390x.rpm
rsyslog-gnutls-5.8.10-9.el6_6.s390x.rpm
rsyslog-gssapi-5.8.10-9.el6_6.s390x.rpm
rsyslog-mysql-5.8.10-9.el6_6.s390x.rpm
rsyslog-pgsql-5.8.10-9.el6_6.s390x.rpm
rsyslog-relp-5.8.10-9.el6_6.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
rsyslog-5.8.10-9.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
rsyslog-debuginfo-5.8.10-9.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
rsyslog-gnutls-5.8.10-9.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
rsyslog-gssapi-5.8.10-9.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
rsyslog-mysql-5.8.10-9.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
rsyslog-pgsql-5.8.10-9.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
rsyslog-relp-5.8.10-9.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6):
Source:
rsyslog-5.8.10-9.el6_6.src.rpm
i386:
rsyslog-debuginfo-5.8.10-9.el6_6.i686.rpm
rsyslog-snmp-5.8.10-9.el6_6.i686.rpm
ppc64:
rsyslog-debuginfo-5.8.10-9.el6_6.ppc64.rpm
rsyslog-snmp-5.8.10-9.el6_6.ppc64.rpm
s390x:
rsyslog-debuginfo-5.8.10-9.el6_6.s390x.rpm
rsyslog-snmp-5.8.10-9.el6_6.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
rsyslog-debuginfo-5.8.10-9.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
rsyslog-snmp-5.8.10-9.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6):
Source:
rsyslog-5.8.10-9.el6_6.src.rpm
i386:
rsyslog-5.8.10-9.el6_6.i686.rpm
rsyslog-debuginfo-5.8.10-9.el6_6.i686.rpm
rsyslog-gnutls-5.8.10-9.el6_6.i686.rpm
rsyslog-gssapi-5.8.10-9.el6_6.i686.rpm
rsyslog-mysql-5.8.10-9.el6_6.i686.rpm
rsyslog-pgsql-5.8.10-9.el6_6.i686.rpm
rsyslog-relp-5.8.10-9.el6_6.i686.rpm
x86_64:
rsyslog-5.8.10-9.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
rsyslog-debuginfo-5.8.10-9.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
rsyslog-gnutls-5.8.10-9.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
rsyslog-gssapi-5.8.10-9.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
rsyslog-mysql-5.8.10-9.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
rsyslog-pgsql-5.8.10-9.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
rsyslog-relp-5.8.10-9.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6):
Source:
rsyslog-5.8.10-9.el6_6.src.rpm
i386:
rsyslog-debuginfo-5.8.10-9.el6_6.i686.rpm
rsyslog-snmp-5.8.10-9.el6_6.i686.rpm
x86_64:
rsyslog-debuginfo-5.8.10-9.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
rsyslog-snmp-5.8.10-9.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
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Topic
Updated rsyslog5 and rsyslog packages that fix one security issue are nowavailable for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6 respectively.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Moderate securityimpact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, whichgives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in theReferences section.
Topic
Relevant Releases Architectures
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) - i386, ia64, ppc, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) - i386, x86_64
Bugs Fixed
1142373 - CVE-2014-3634 rsyslog: remote syslog PRI vulnerability