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Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Jul 25, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2015-3243

CVE-2015-3243

Description

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

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Affected products

8

Rsyslog/Rsyslog2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:rsyslog:rsyslog:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)
osv-coords6 versions
pkg:rpm/opensuse/rsyslog&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed pkg:rpm/suse/rsyslog&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP3 pkg:rpm/suse/rsyslog&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015 pkg:rpm/suse/rsyslog&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Server%20Applications%2015 pkg:rpm/suse/rsyslog&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3 pkg:rpm/suse/rsyslog&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3
< 8.2106.0-1.2+ 5 more
- (no CPE)range: < 8.2106.0-1.2
- (no CPE)range: < 8.24.0-3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 8.33.1-3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 8.33.1-3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 8.24.0-3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 8.24.0-3.3.1

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

5

www.securityfocus.com/bid/75298nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securitytracker.com/id/1032885nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/18/12nvdMailing ListVDB Entry
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/20/3nvdMailing ListVDB Entry

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