Summary
USN-3253-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Nagios. The update prevented log files
from being displayed in the web interface. This update fixes the problem.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that Nagios incorrectly handled certain long strings. A
remote authenticated attacker could use this issue to cause Nagios to
crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly obtain sensitive
information. (CVE-2013-7108, CVE-2013-7205)
It was discovered that Nagios incorrectly handled certain long messages to
cmd.cgi. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Nagios to
crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2014-1878)
Dawid Golunski discovered that Nagios incorrectly handled symlinks when
accessing log files. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to
elevate privileges. In the default installation of Ubuntu, this should be
prevented by the Yama link restrictions. (CVE-2016-9566)
Fixed packages 2
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu · 14.04 LTS 14.04:LTS | nagios3 | 3.5.1-1ubuntu1.3 |
| Ubuntu · 16.04 LTS 16.04:LTS | nagios3 | 3.5.1.dfsg-2.1ubuntu1.3 |
References
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report
https://launchpad.net/bugs/1690380