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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.704151
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-4151-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'librelp' package(s) announced via the DSA-4151-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'librelp' package(s) announced via the DSA-4151-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Bas van Schaik and Kevin Backhouse discovered a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in librelp, a library providing reliable event logging over the network, triggered while checking x509 certificates from a peer. A remote attacker able to connect to rsyslog can take advantage of this flaw for remote code execution by sending a specially crafted x509 certificate.

Details can be found in the upstream advisory: [link moved to references]

For the oldstable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 1.2.7-2+deb8u1.

For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 1.2.12-1+deb9u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your librelp packages.

For the detailed security status of librelp please refer to its security tracker page at: [link moved to references]

Affected Software/OS:
'librelp' package(s) on Debian 8, Debian 9.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.5

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-1000140
Debian Security Information: DSA-4151 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4151
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-21
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172829/librelp-Remote-Code-Execution.html
https://github.com/rsyslog/librelp/blob/532aa362f0f7a8d037505b0a27a1df452f9bac9e/src/tcp.c#L1205
https://lgtm.com/rules/1505913226124/
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2018:1223
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1223
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2018:1225
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1225
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2018:1701
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1701
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2018:1702
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1702
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2018:1703
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1703
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2018:1704
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1704
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2018:1707
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1707
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3612-1/
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