Fixed packages 3
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat · RHEL 8 enterprise_linux:8::appstream | mrtg | 0:2.17.7-1.el8_10.1 |
| Red Hat · RHEL 8 enterprise_linux:8::appstream | mrtg-debuginfo | 0:2.17.7-1.el8_10.1 |
| Red Hat · RHEL 8 enterprise_linux:8::appstream | mrtg-debugsource | 0:2.17.7-1.el8_10.1 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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High 7.1
Mrtg: mrtg daemon symlink-following chown allows local privilege escalation via pid file path manipulation
A flaw was found in MRTG. When the MRTG daemon is started as a root user and subsequently drops privileges, a local, low-privileged attacker can exploit a symbolic link (symlink) following vulnerability. By influencing or pre-placing a symlink in the process …
References
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article
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
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report
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2460973
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advisory
https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2026/rhsa-2026_65832.json
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report
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-72694
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advisory
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-72694
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advisory
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-72694