A syslog-ng security update has been released for Gentoo Linux.

GLSA 202305-09 : syslog-ng: Denial of Service

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202305-09
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  https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: syslog-ng: Denial of Service
Date: May 03, 2023
Bugs: #891941
ID: 202305-09

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Synopsis
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A denial of service vulnerability was discovered in rsyslog related to
syslog input over the network.

Background
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syslog replacement with advanced filtering features.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 app-admin/syslog-ng < 3.38.1 >= 3.38.1

Description
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An integer overflow in the RFC3164 parser allows remote attackers to
cause a denial of service via crafted syslog input that is mishandled by
the tcp or network function.

Impact
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Attackers with access to input syslogs over syslog-ng's network
functionality can cause a denial of service.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All syslog-ng users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-admin/syslog-ng-3.38.1"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2022-38725
  https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38725

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

  https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-09

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
  https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2023 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

  https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5