USN-5447-1

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5447-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5447-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-5447-1
Related
Published
2022-05-26T11:51:24.647073Z
Modified
2022-05-26T11:51:24.647073Z
Summary
logrotate vulnerability
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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / logrotate

Package

Name
logrotate
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/logrotate?arch=src?distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.19.0-1ubuntu1.1

Affected versions

3.*

3.18.0-2ubuntu1
3.18.0-2ubuntu2
3.18.1-2ubuntu1
3.19.0-1ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.19.0-1ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "logrotate"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.19.0-1ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "logrotate-dbgsym"
        }
    ]
}