| Name | CVE-2008-5110 |
| Description | syslog-ng does not call chdir when it calls chroot, which might allow attackers to escape the intended jail. NOTE: this is only a vulnerability when a separate vulnerability is present. This flaw affects syslog-ng versions prior to and including 2.0.9. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 505791 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| syslog-ng (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 3.5.6-2+deb8u2 | fixed |
| stretch (lts), stretch | 3.8.1-10+deb9u1 | fixed |
| buster | 3.19.1-5 | fixed |
| buster (security) | 3.19.1-5+deb10u1 | fixed |
| bullseye (security), bullseye | 3.28.1-2+deb11u1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 3.38.1-5 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 4.4.0-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| syslog-ng | source | (unstable) | 2.0.9-4.1 | unimportant | | 505791 |
Notes
no security flaw by itself, still it should be fixed