Description
Fluentd collects events from various data sources and writes them to files to help unify logging infrastructure. The parser_apache2 plugin in Fluentd v0.14.14 to v1.14.1 suffers from a regular expression denial of service (ReDoS) vulnerability. A broken apache log with a certain pattern of string can spend too much time in a regular expression, resulting in the potential for a DoS attack. This issue is patched in version 1.14.2 There are two workarounds available. Either don't use parser_apache2 for parsing logs (which cannot guarantee generated by Apache), or put patched version of parser_apache2.rb into /etc/fluent/plugin directory (or any other directories specified by the environment variable `FLUENT_PLUGIN` or `--plugin` option of fluentd).
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| fluent | fluentd | >= 0.14.14, < 1.14.2 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | ruby3.2-rubygem-fluentd | 1.15.3-1.4 | openSUSE-SU-2024:13155-1 |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | rubygem-fluentd | 1.14.4-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:10346-1, openSUSE-SU-2025:15115-1, openSUSE-SU-2024:14072-1 |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RubyGems | fluentd | >= 0.14.14, < 1.14.2 | 1.14.2 | GHSA-hwhf-64mh-r662 |
Advisories 7
- WID-SEC-2025-0001 IBM DB2: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Oct 11, 2026
- WID-SEC-2025-1088 Fluentd: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of Service BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Mar 16, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:10346-1 ruby4.0-rubygem-fluentd-1.17.1-1.5 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 14, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:11795-1 ruby3.1-rubygem-fluentd-1.14.4-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:13155-1 ruby3.2-rubygem-fluentd-1.15.3-1.4 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:14072-1 ruby3.3-rubygem-fluentd-1.17.0-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2025:15115-1 ruby3.4-rubygem-fluentd-1.17.1-1.3 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026