CVE-2026-55556

Public on 2026-06-25
Modified on 2026-06-25
Description
The issue is in the HTTP Basic Authentication parser used by imhttp. When decoding an oversized Basic Authentication header, instead of allocating
len bytes. If imhttp Basic Authentication was enabled, a remote client able to
reach the imhttp listener could trigger heap memory corruption. The practical
expected impact is denial of service; stronger impact would depend on platform,
allocator behavior, compiler options, and process hardening.
Severity
Medium severity
Medium
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CVSS v3 Base Score
5.9
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 2 - Core rsyslog Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2023 rsyslog Not Affected

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H