SB2023021325 - SUSE update for syslog-ng



SB2023021325 - SUSE update for syslog-ng

Published: February 13, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB2023021325
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-38725)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow in the RFC3164 parser. A remote attacker can send specially crafted data to the service, trigger an integer overflow and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.