CVE-2011-1490

Description

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

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.15%
Third-Party Advisory opensuse.org Third-Party Advisory redhat.com Third-Party Advisory redhat.com Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory debian.org
Affected: rsyslog rsyslog
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-1490 third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-1490 issue tracking third party advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-1490 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-04/msg00005.html third party advisory mailing list
https://github.com/rsyslog/rsyslog/commit/1ef709cc97d54f74d3fdeb83788cc4b01f4c6a2a third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-1490?
CVE-2011-1490 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-1490?
To fix CVE-2011-1490, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2011-1490 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2011-1490 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2011-1490?
CVE-2011-1490 affects rsyslog rsyslog.
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