A flaw was found in rsyslog. An unauthenticated remote attacker can trigger a heap buffer overflow in the RainerScript `replace()` function by sending specially crafted syslog messages. This vulnerability arises from an incorrect buffer size calculation during string replacement, causing memory corruption. Successful exploitation can lead to a denial of service (DoS) for the affected system.
History

Wed, 21 Oct 2026 21:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat rhel Tus
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.8::appstream
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_tus:8.8::appstream
Vendors & Products Redhat rhel Tus
References

Tue, 20 Oct 2026 21:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat rhel E4s
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:9.2::appstream
Vendors & Products Redhat rhel E4s
References

Mon, 19 Oct 2026 04:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat rhel Eus
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.6::appstream
Vendors & Products Redhat rhel Eus
References

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8 cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
References

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 17:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat enterprise Linux Eus
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:10.0
Vendors & Products Redhat enterprise Linux Eus
References

Thu, 24 Sep 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat rhui
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:rhui:5::el9
Vendors & Products Redhat rhui
References

Tue, 22 Sep 2026 03:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9 cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream
References

Mon, 21 Sep 2026 21:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.2
References

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 14:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Rsyslog
Rsyslog rsyslog
Vendors & Products Rsyslog
Rsyslog rsyslog

Sat, 29 Aug 2026 23:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
References

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

threat_severity

Important


Thu, 27 Aug 2026 16:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A flaw was found in rsyslog. An unauthenticated remote attacker can trigger a heap buffer overflow in the RainerScript `replace()` function by sending specially crafted syslog messages. This vulnerability arises from an incorrect buffer size calculation during string replacement, causing memory corruption. Successful exploitation can lead to a denial of service (DoS) for the affected system.
Title Rsyslog: rsyslog: denial of service via heap buffer overflow in rainerscript replace() function
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Weaknesses CWE-131
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2026-08-27T16:12:59.102Z

Updated: 2026-10-21T20:58:38.111Z

Reserved: 2026-08-21T19:35:37.617Z

Link: CVE-2026-78002

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-29T22:06:44.190Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-08-27T17:20:29.367

Modified: 2026-10-21T21:19:16.260

Link: CVE-2026-78002

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-08-26T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-78002 - Bugzilla