This is a problem with using cat(1) or tail(1) to inspect potentially malicious files; less(1) does not interpret the control chars by default, so it's safer to use. Something like:
less +F /path/to/file will behave similar to: tail -f /path/to/file For more information, see: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/11/8 Thanks -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1618229 Title: rsyslogd terminal escape sequences injection To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rsyslog/+bug/1618229/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs