High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Jan 25, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-16881
CVE-2018-16881
Description
A denial of service vulnerability was found in rsyslog in the imptcp module. An attacker could send a specially crafted message to the imptcp socket, which would cause rsyslog to crash. Versions before 8.27.0 are vulnerable.
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Affected products
20cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization_manager:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization_host:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_power_big_endian:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_scientific_computing:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- osv-coords6 versionspkg:rpm/suse/rsyslog&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/rsyslog&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/rsyslog&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/rsyslog&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/rsyslog&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/rsyslog&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP4
< 8.24.0-3.19.1+ 5 more
- (no CPE)range: < 8.24.0-3.19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 8.24.0-3.19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 8.24.0-3.19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 8.24.0-3.19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 8.24.0-3.19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 8.24.0-3.19.1
- The rsyslog Project/rsyslog:v5Range: 8.27.0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingMitigationPatchThird Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:2501nvdThird Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2110nvdThird Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2437nvdThird Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2439nvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00028.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
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