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.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade logrotate | Jul 30, 2024 | Mar 30, 2011 |
| F5 Big Ip | — | Update F5 BIG-IP to the latest version | Jun 17, 2026 | Sep 16, 2015 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade app-admin/logrotate. | Oct 30, 2017 | Mar 30, 2011 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade logrotate | Oct 16, 2024 | Mar 30, 2011 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Feb 13, 2011 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade logrotate | Feb 17, 2015 | Jun 28, 2013 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade logrotate | Nov 8, 2024 | Mar 30, 2011 |
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