Fedora 40 update for syslog-ng



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2024-47619
CWE-ID CWE-155
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Fedora
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

syslog-ng
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Fedoraproject

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Improper neutralization of wildcards or matching symbols

EUVDB-ID: #VU108768

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-47619

CWE-ID: CWE-155 - Improper Neutralization of Wildcards or Matching Symbols

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform MitM attack.

The vulnerability exists within the tls_wildcard_match() function when handling host names with wildcards. A remote attacker can bypass expected security restrictions.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 40

syslog-ng: before 4.6.0-4.fc40

CPE2.3 External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2025-0a75d01d17


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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