USN-5447-1: logrotate vulnerability

Releases

• Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 21.10

Packages

• logrotate - Log rotation utility

Details

It was discovered that logrotate incorrectly handled the state file. A
local attacker could possibly use this issue to keep a lock on the state
file and cause logrotate to stop working, leading to a denial of service.

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 22.04

• logrotate - 3.19.0-1ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 21.10

• logrotate - 3.18.0-2ubuntu1.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

• CVE-2022-1348