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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2022.2595
USN-5447-1: logrotate vulnerability
27 May 2022
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: logrotate
Publisher: Ubuntu
Operating System: Ubuntu
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2022-1348
Original Bulletin:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5447-1
Comment: CVSS (Max): 6.2 CVE-2022-1348 (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
CVSS Source: Red Hat
Calculator: https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.1#CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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USN-5447-1: logrotate vulnerability
26 May 2022
logrotate could be made to stop processing log files.
Releases
o Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
o Ubuntu 21.10
Packages
o logrotate - Log rotation utility
Details
It was discovered that logrotate incorrectly handled the state file. A
local attacker could possibly use this issue to keep a lock on the state
file and cause logrotate to stop working, leading to a denial of service.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package
versions:
Ubuntu 22.04
o logrotate - 3.19.0-1ubuntu1.1
Ubuntu 21.10
o logrotate - 3.18.0-2ubuntu1.1
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
o CVE-2022-1348
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