CVE-2011-1155
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
The writeState function in logrotate.c in logrotate 3.7.9 and earlier might allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (rotation outage) via a (1) \n (newline) or (2) \ (backslash) character in a log filename, as demonstrated by a filename that is automatically constructed on the basis of a hostname or virtual machine name.
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Statement
The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having low security impact, a future update may address this flaw.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 1.9 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (logrotate) | RHSA-2011:0407 | 2011-03-31 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | logrotate | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | logrotate | Will not fix |
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