Security update for rsyslog

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:1937-1
Rating: moderate
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Cross-References:
CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2015-3243 ( SUSE ): 4.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15
  • Server Applications Module 15
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for rsyslog fixes the following security issue:

  • CVE-2015-3243: Prevent weak permissions for generated log files, which allowed local users to obtain sensitive information (bsc#935393).

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • Basesystem Module 15
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-2018-1318=1
  • Server Applications Module 15
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Server-Applications-15-2018-1318=1

Package List:

  • Basesystem Module 15 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • rsyslog-debuginfo-8.33.1-3.3.1
    • rsyslog-debugsource-8.33.1-3.3.1
    • rsyslog-8.33.1-3.3.1
  • Server Applications Module 15 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • rsyslog-module-mysql-8.33.1-3.3.1
    • rsyslog-module-udpspoof-8.33.1-3.3.1
    • rsyslog-module-udpspoof-debuginfo-8.33.1-3.3.1
    • rsyslog-module-relp-8.33.1-3.3.1
    • rsyslog-module-relp-debuginfo-8.33.1-3.3.1
    • rsyslog-module-gssapi-debuginfo-8.33.1-3.3.1
    • rsyslog-module-mysql-debuginfo-8.33.1-3.3.1
    • rsyslog-module-pgsql-debuginfo-8.33.1-3.3.1
    • rsyslog-module-gssapi-8.33.1-3.3.1
    • rsyslog-module-snmp-debuginfo-8.33.1-3.3.1
    • rsyslog-debugsource-8.33.1-3.3.1
    • rsyslog-module-pgsql-8.33.1-3.3.1
    • rsyslog-module-snmp-8.33.1-3.3.1
    • rsyslog-debuginfo-8.33.1-3.3.1

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