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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201812-03
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Nagios: Privilege escalation
Date: December 02, 2018
Bugs: #629380
ID: 201812-03
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Synopsis
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A vulnerability in Nagios allows local users to escalate privileges.
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
< 4.3.4 >= 4.3.4
Description
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A vulnerability in Nagios was discovered due to the improper handling
of configuration files which can be owned by a non-root user.
Impact
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A local attacker can escalate privileges to root by leveraging access
to a non-root owned configuration file.
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-4.3.4"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2017-14312
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14312
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/201812-03
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 2018 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.
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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