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
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
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.