Home / mailings

PDF

[USN-3215-2] Munin regression

Posted on 03 March 2017
Ubuntu Security

==========================
==========================
========================
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3215-2
March 03, 2017

munin regression
==========================
==========================
========================

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

USN-3215-1 introduced a regression in Munin.

Software Description:
- munin: Network-wide graphing framework

Details:

USN-3215-1 fixed a vulnerability in Munin. The upstream patch caused a
regression leading to errors being appended to the log file. This update
fixes the problem.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that Munin incorrectly handled CGI graphs. A remote
attacker could use this issue to overwrite arbitrary files as the www-da=
ta
user.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
munin 2.0.19-3ubuntu0.3

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.=


References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3215-2
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3215-1
https://launchpad.net/bugs/1669764

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/munin/2.0.19-3ubuntu0.3



--f21Ob8jwJkiWFoPvv1MRhuIonTLaGBf7m--

 

TOP