USN-5404-2

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5404-2
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5404-2.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-5404-2
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Published
2022-05-24T16:21:20.609642Z
Modified
2025-07-16T08:55:37.081419Z
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

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / rsyslog

Package

Name
rsyslog
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/rsyslog@8.16.0-1ubuntu3.1+esm2?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
8.16.0-1ubuntu3.1+esm2

Affected versions

8.*

8.12.0-1ubuntu2
8.12.0-1ubuntu3
8.14.0-2ubuntu1
8.14.0-2ubuntu2
8.16.0-1ubuntu1
8.16.0-1ubuntu2
8.16.0-1ubuntu3
8.16.0-1ubuntu3.1
8.16.0-1ubuntu3.1+esm1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "rsyslog",
            "binary_version": "8.16.0-1ubuntu3.1+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "rsyslog-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "8.16.0-1ubuntu3.1+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "rsyslog-elasticsearch",
            "binary_version": "8.16.0-1ubuntu3.1+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "rsyslog-elasticsearch-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "8.16.0-1ubuntu3.1+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "rsyslog-gnutls",
            "binary_version": "8.16.0-1ubuntu3.1+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "rsyslog-gnutls-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "8.16.0-1ubuntu3.1+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "rsyslog-gssapi",
            "binary_version": "8.16.0-1ubuntu3.1+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "rsyslog-gssapi-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "8.16.0-1ubuntu3.1+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "rsyslog-mysql",
            "binary_version": "8.16.0-1ubuntu3.1+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "rsyslog-mysql-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "8.16.0-1ubuntu3.1+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "rsyslog-pgsql",
            "binary_version": "8.16.0-1ubuntu3.1+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "rsyslog-pgsql-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "8.16.0-1ubuntu3.1+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "rsyslog-relp",
            "binary_version": "8.16.0-1ubuntu3.1+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "rsyslog-relp-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "8.16.0-1ubuntu3.1+esm2"
        }
    ]
}