Packages
- nagios3 - host/service/network monitoring and management system
Details
USN-3253-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Nagios. The update prevented log files
from being displayed in the web interface. This update fixes the problem.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that Nagios incorrectly handled certain long strings. A
remote authenticated attacker could use this issue to cause Nagios to
crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly obtain sensitive
information. (CVE-2013-7108, CVE-2013-7205)
It was discovered that Nagios incorrectly handled certain long messages to
cmd.cgi. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Nagios to
crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2014-1878)
Dawid Golunski discovered that Nagios incorrectly handled symlinks when
accessing log files. A local attacker could possibly use...
USN-3253-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Nagios. The update prevented log files
from being displayed in the web interface. This update fixes the problem.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that Nagios incorrectly handled certain long strings. A
remote authenticated attacker could use this issue to cause Nagios to
crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly obtain sensitive
information. (CVE-2013-7108, CVE-2013-7205)
It was discovered that Nagios incorrectly handled certain long messages to
cmd.cgi. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Nagios to
crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2014-1878)
Dawid Golunski discovered that Nagios incorrectly handled symlinks when
accessing log files. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to
elevate privileges. In the default installation of Ubuntu, this should be
prevented by the Yama link restrictions. (CVE-2016-9566)
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 17.04 zesty | nagios3-cgi – 3.5.1.dfsg-2.1ubuntu5.2 | ||
| nagios3-core – 3.5.1.dfsg-2.1ubuntu5.2 | |||
| 16.10 yakkety | nagios3-cgi – 3.5.1.dfsg-2.1ubuntu3.3 | ||
| nagios3-core – 3.5.1.dfsg-2.1ubuntu3.3 | |||
| 16.04 xenial | nagios3-cgi – 3.5.1.dfsg-2.1ubuntu1.3 | ||
| nagios3-core – 3.5.1.dfsg-2.1ubuntu1.3 | |||
| 14.04 trusty | nagios3-cgi – 3.5.1-1ubuntu1.3 | ||
| nagios3-core – 3.5.1-1ubuntu1.3 | |||
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