usn-5404-2
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2022-05-24 16:21
Modified
2026-06-25 10:46
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
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  "id": "USN-5404-2",
  "modified": "2026-06-25T10:46:05Z",
  "published": "2022-05-24T16:21:20Z",
  "references": [
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5404-2"
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    }
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  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "summary": "rsyslog vulnerability",
  "upstream": [
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2022-24903"
  ]
}



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