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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201612-51
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Icinga: Privilege escalation
Date: December 31, 2016
Bugs: #603534
ID: 201612-51
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Synopsis
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A vulnerability in Icinga could lead to privilege escalation.
Background
==========
Icinga is an open source computer system and network monitoring
application. It was originally created as a fork of the Nagios system
monitoring application in 2009.
Affected packages
=================
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-analyzer/icinga < 1.13.4 >= 1.13.4
Description
===========
Icinga daemon was found to perform unsafe operations when handling the
log file.
Impact
======
A local attacker, who either is already Icinga’s system user or belongs
to Icinga’s group, could potentially escalate privileges.
Workaround
==========
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All Icinga users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>=net-analyzer/icinga-1.13.4”
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2016-9566
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-9566
Availability
============
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-51
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 2016 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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Severity: Normal
Title: Icinga: Privilege escalation
Date: December 31, 2016
Bugs: #603534
ID: 201612-51
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Synopsis
========
A vulnerability in Icinga could lead to privilege escalation.
Background
==========
Icinga is an open source computer system and network monitoring
application. It was originally created as a fork of the Nagios system
monitoring application in 2009.
Affected packages
=================
——————————————————————-
Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
——————————————————————-
1 net-analyzer/icinga < 1.13.4 >= 1.13.4
Description
===========
Icinga daemon was found to perform unsafe operations when handling the
log file.
Impact
======
A local attacker, who either is already Icinga’s system user or belongs
to Icinga’s group, could potentially escalate privileges.
Workaround
==========
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
==========
All Icinga users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>=net-analyzer/icinga-1.13.4”
References
==========
[ 1 ] CVE-2016-9566
<a class=”moz-txt-link-freetext” href=”http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-9566″>http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-9566</a>
Availability
============
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
<a class=”moz-txt-link-freetext” href=”https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-51″>https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-51</a>
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
<a class=”moz-txt-link-abbreviated” href=”mailto:security@gentoo.org”>security@gentoo.org</a> or alternatively, you may file a bug at
<a class=”moz-txt-link-freetext” href=”https://bugs.gentoo.org”>https://bugs.gentoo.org</a>.
License
=======
Copyright 2016 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.
<a class=”moz-txt-link-freetext” href=”http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5″>http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5</a></pre>
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