syslog allows frequent entries in logs
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| dsyslog (Ubuntu) |
New
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
Binary package hint: dsyslog
I have several GIGS of data in my logs thanks to a badly written deamon.
>10GB last time I purged them....
Filling the disk completely by flooding logs there could be a potential for loss of service or even an exploit
I will not upload the several GIGS of data but rather here is an extract
NB although the deamon is at fault, syslog should NOT be allowing GIGS of data to be dumped to
logs in a very short time
Nov 2 16:57:23 xxxxx pulseaudio[2903]: socket-server.c: accept(): Too many open files
Nov 2 16:57:23 xxxxx pulseaudio[2903]: socket-server.c: accept(): Too many open files
Nov 2 16:57:23 xxxxx pulseaudio[2903]: socket-server.c: accept(): Too many open files
Nov 2 16:57:23 xxxxx pulseaudio[2903]: socket-server.c: accept(): Too many open files
pulseaudio intermittently dumps too many file errors at numerous points not just socket-server.c HOWEVER
I reiterate this is NOT about the numerous pulseaudio bugs, this bug is filed about a potential security
risk with ubuntu system logging
| chris_c (c-camacho) wrote | #1 |
| Marc Deslauriers (mdeslaur) wrote | #2 |
| security vulnerability: | yes → no |
| visibility: | private → public |
| chris_c (c-camacho) wrote | #3 |
| JayK (jakres) wrote | #4 |
| chris_c (c-camacho) wrote | #5 |
| William Pitcock (nenolod) wrote | #6 |
| chris_c (c-camacho) wrote | #7 |
hmmm title should read
syslog allows *too* frequent entries in logs