- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201710-20 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - https://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: Nagios: Multiple vulnerabilities Date: October 18, 2017 Bugs: #602216, #628086 ID: 201710-20 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Nagios, the worst of which could lead to the remote execution of arbitrary code. Background ========== Nagios is an open source host, service and network monitoring program. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 net-analyzer/nagios-core < 4.3.3 >= 4.3.3 Description =========== Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Nagios. Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details. Impact ====== 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 ========== There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========== All Nagios users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-analyzer/nagios-core-4.3.3" References ========== [ 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 ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-20 Concerns? ========= 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 ======= 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