CVE-2011-1155

Upstream information

CVE-2011-1155 at MITRE

Description

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.

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SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Resolved

This issue is currently rated as having low severity.

CVSS v2 Scores

	National Vulnerability Database
Base Score	1.9
Vector	AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector	Local
Access Complexity	Medium
Authentication	None
Confidentiality Impact	None
Integrity Impact	None
Availability Impact	Partial

SUSE Bugzilla entries: 677335 [RESOLVED / FIXED], 679662 [RESOLVED / FIXED]

SUSE Security Advisories:

• SUSE-SR:2011:010, published Tue, 31 May 2011 08:00:00 +0000
• SUSE-SU-2011:0608-1, published
openSUSE-SU-2011:0536-1

List of released packages

Product(s)	Fixed package version(s)	References
SUSE Enterprise Storage 6 SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP1 SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1 SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0 SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0 SUSE Manager Server 4.0	logrotate >= 3.13.0-4.3.9	Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1 GA logrotate-3.13.0-4.3.9
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP3 SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2 SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2 SUSE Manager Server 4.2	logrotate >= 3.13.0-4.3.9	Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP3 GA logrotate-3.13.0-4.3.9
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7 SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP2 SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1 SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1 SUSE Manager Server 4.1	logrotate >= 3.13.0-4.3.9	Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2 GA logrotate-3.13.0-4.3.9
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1	logrotate >= 3.8.7-3.21	Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 GA logrotate-3.8.7-3.21
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2	logrotate >= 3.8.7-3.21	Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 GA logrotate-3.8.7-3.21
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3	logrotate >= 3.11.0-1.15	Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 GA logrotate-3.11.0-1.15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4	logrotate >= 3.11.0-2.11.1	Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4 GA logrotate-3.11.0-2.11.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12	logrotate >= 3.8.7-3.21	Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 GA logrotate-3.8.7-3.21
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15	logrotate >= 3.13.0-2.10	Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 GA logrotate-3.13.0-2.10
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5	logrotate >= 3.11.0-2.14.1	Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 GA logrotate-3.11.0-2.14.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.0	logrotate >= 3.13.0-4.3.9	Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.0 GA logrotate-3.13.0-4.3.9
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1	logrotate >= 3.13.0-4.3.9	Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 GA logrotate-3.13.0-4.3.9
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2	logrotate >= 3.13.0-4.3.9	Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 GA logrotate-3.13.0-4.3.9
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 6.0	logrotate >= 3.21.0-2.12	Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 6.0 GA logrotate-3.21.0-2.12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2	logrotate >= 3.7.7-10.24.1	Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 GA logrotate-3.7.7-10.24.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3	logrotate >= 3.7.7-10.26.1	Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 GA logrotate-3.7.7-10.26.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4	logrotate >= 3.7.7-10.30.1	Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 GA logrotate-3.7.7-10.30.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1	logrotate >= 3.8.7-3.21	Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 GA logrotate-3.8.7-3.21
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2	logrotate >= 3.8.7-3.21	Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 GA logrotate-3.8.7-3.14
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3	logrotate >= 3.11.0-1.15	Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 GA logrotate-3.11.0-1.15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4	logrotate >= 3.11.0-2.11.1	Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 GA logrotate-3.11.0-2.11.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5	logrotate >= 3.11.0-2.14.1	Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 GA logrotate-3.11.0-2.14.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12	logrotate >= 3.8.7-3.21	Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 GA logrotate-3.8.7-3.14
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2	logrotate >= 3.8.7-3.14	Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2 GA logrotate-3.8.7-3.14
openSUSE Leap 15.0	logrotate >= 3.13.0-lp150.2.1	Patchnames: openSUSE Leap 15.0 GA logrotate-3.13.0-lp150.2.1
openSUSE Leap 15.3	logrotate >= 3.13.0-4.3.9	Patchnames: openSUSE Leap 15.3 GA logrotate-3.13.0-4.3.9
openSUSE Tumbleweed	logrotate >= 3.10.0-4.1	Patchnames: openSUSE-Tumbleweed-2024-10231

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First public cloud image revisions this CVE is fixed in:

• alibaba/sles-15-sp3-chost-byos-v20210729
• alibaba/sles-15-sp3-chost-byos-v20210827
• amazon/suse-manager-4-2-proxy-byos-v20210924-hvm-ssd-x86_64
• amazon/suse-manager-4-2-server-byos-v20210924-hvm-ssd-x86_64
• amazon/suse-sles-15-sp3-byos-v20210924-hvm-ssd-arm64
• amazon/suse-sles-15-sp3-byos-v20210924-hvm-ssd-x86_64
• amazon/suse-sles-15-sp3-chost-byos-v20210729-hvm-ssd-x86_64
• amazon/suse-sles-15-sp3-chost-byos-v20210827-hvm-ssd-x86_64
• amazon/suse-sles-15-sp3-v20210924-ecs-hvm-ssd-x86_64
• amazon/suse-sles-15-sp3-v20210924-hvm-ssd-arm64
• amazon/suse-sles-15-sp3-v20210924-hvm-ssd-x86_64
• amazon/suse-sles-hpc-15-sp3-byos-v20210924-hvm-ssd-x86_64
• amazon/suse-sles-sap-15-sp3-byos-v20210924-hvm-ssd-x86_64
• google/sles-15-sp3-byos-v20210812
• google/sles-15-sp3-chost-byos-v20210729
• google/sles-15-sp3-chost-byos-v20210827
• google/sles-15-sp3-sap-byos-v20210812
• google/sles-15-sp3-sap-v20210812
• google/sles-15-sp3-sapcal-v20210812
• google/sles-15-sp3-v20210812
• google/suse-manager-4-2-proxy-byos-v20210812
• google/suse-manager-4-2-server-byos-v20210812
• microsoft/suse-manager-4-2-proxy-byos-v20210924
• microsoft/suse-manager-4-2-server-byos-v20210924
• microsoft/suse-sles-15-sp3-basic-v20210924
• microsoft/suse-sles-15-sp3-byos-v20210924
• microsoft/suse-sles-15-sp3-chost-byos-v20210729
• microsoft/suse-sles-15-sp3-chost-byos-v20210827
• microsoft/suse-sles-15-sp3-hpc-byos-v20210924
• microsoft/suse-sles-15-sp3-hpc-v20210924
• microsoft/suse-sles-15-sp3-sapcal-v20220120
• microsoft/suse-sles-15-sp3-v20210924
• microsoft/suse-sles-sap-15-sp3-byos-v20210924
• microsoft/suse-sles-sap-15-sp3-v20210924

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Status of this issue by product and package

Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.

Product(s)	Source package	State
Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1	logrotate	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2	logrotate	Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3	logrotate	Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4	logrotate	Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3	logrotate	Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4-LTSS	logrotate	Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1	logrotate	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS	logrotate	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1-LTSS	logrotate	Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2	logrotate	Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2-LTSS	logrotate	Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3	logrotate	Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-LTSS	logrotate	Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4	logrotate	Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS	logrotate	Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Business All-in-One 11 SP1	logrotate	Released

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SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Fri Jun 28 07:57:49 2013
CVE page last modified: Mon Nov 18 13:16:11 2024