[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201806-09 ] PNP4Nagios: Root privilege escalation

[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201806-09 ] PNP4Nagios: Root privilege escalation

[Aaron Bauman]

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 201806-09
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                                           https://security.gentoo.org/
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: PNP4Nagios: Root privilege escalation
     Date: June 24, 2018
     Bugs: #637640
       ID: 201806-09

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Synopsis
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A vulnerability in PNP4Nagios which may allow local attackers to gain
root privileges.

Background
==========

PNP4Nagios is an addon for the Nagios Network Monitoring System. 

Affected packages
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     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
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  1  net-analyzer/pnp4nagios    < 0.6.26-r9              >= 0.6.26-r9 

Description
===========

It was found that PHP4Nagios creates files owned by an unprivileged
user that are used by root.

Impact
======

A local attacker could escalate privileges to root.

Workaround
==========

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All PNP4Nagios users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=net-analyzer/pnp4nagios-0.6.26-r9"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2017-16834
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16834

Availability
============

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201806-09

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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