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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201710-20
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Nagios: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: October 18, 2017
Bugs: #602216, #628086
ID: 201710-20
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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Nagios, the worst of which
could lead to the remote execution of arbitrary code.
Background
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Nagios is an open source host, service and network monitoring program.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-analyzer/nagios-core
< 4.3.3 >= 4.3.3
Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Nagios. Please review
the referenced CVE identifiers for details.
Impact
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A remote attacker could possibly escalate privileges to root, thus
allowing the execution of arbitrary code, by leveraging CVE-2016-9565.
Additionally, a local attacker could cause a Denial of Service
condition against arbitrary processes due to the improper dropping of
privileges.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All Nagios users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-analyzer/nagios-core-4.3.3"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2016-9565
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-9565
[ 2 ] CVE-2016-9566
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-9566
[ 3 ] CVE-2017-12847
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-12847
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-20
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2017 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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