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
2025-10-13T04:35:54Z
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-elasticsearch",
            "binary_version": "8.16.0-1ubuntu3.1+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "rsyslog-gnutls",
            "binary_version": "8.16.0-1ubuntu3.1+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "rsyslog-gssapi",
            "binary_version": "8.16.0-1ubuntu3.1+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "rsyslog-mysql",
            "binary_version": "8.16.0-1ubuntu3.1+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "rsyslog-pgsql",
            "binary_version": "8.16.0-1ubuntu3.1+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "rsyslog-relp",
            "binary_version": "8.16.0-1ubuntu3.1+esm2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2022-24903",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS"
}