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Alpine Linux: CVE-2015-3243: rsyslog some log files are created world-readable

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Alpine Linux: CVE-2015-3243: rsyslog some log files are created world-readable

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
07/25/2017
Created
03/19/2019
Added
08/24/2018
Modified
08/24/2018

Description

rsyslog uses weak permissions for generating log files, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading files in /var/log/cron.

Solution(s)

  • alpine-linux-upgrade-rsyslog

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