rsyslog uses weak permissions for generating log files, which allows local users to…
Priority LOW 25CWE-532Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-532.
Summary
rsyslog uses weak permissions for generating log files, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading files in /var/log/cron.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00449 39th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Storage 2 | Affected | No fix yet |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-3243
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mg7r-rgfr-mmj9
References
More Rsyslog vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-12711 An issue was discovered in Rsyslog v8.1908.0. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-12712 An issue was discovered in Rsyslog v8.1908.0. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-12710 contrib/pmdb2diag/pmdb2diag.c in Rsyslog v8.1908.0 allows out-of-bounds access because the level length is mishandled. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-09315 The zmq3 input and output modules in rsyslog before 8.28.0 interpreted description fields… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-08713 Buffer overflow in TCP syslog server (receiver) components in rsyslog CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2014-02955 rsyslog before 7.6.6 and 8.x before 8.4.1 and sysklogd 1.5 and earlier allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2015-3243 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-3243 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mg7r-rgfr-mmj9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2015-3243 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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