Security
Security
A vulnerability in Logwatch might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
| Package | sys-apps/logwatch on all architectures |
|---|---|
| Affected versions | < 7.4.0 |
| Unaffected versions | >= 7.4.0 |
Logwatch analyzes and reports on system logs.
logwatch.pl does not properly sanitize log filenames against shell metacharacters before passing them to the "system()" function.
A remote attacker could pass a specially crafted log filename to Logwatch, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with root privileges or a Denial of Service condition.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All Logwatch users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-apps/logwatch-7.4.0"
Release date
March 28, 2012
Latest revision
March 28, 2012: 1
Severity
high
Exploitable
remote
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