Description
The qmailscan plugin for Munin 1.4.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files with predictable names.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | munin | 2.0~rc6-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | munin | 2.0~rc6-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | munin | 2.0~rc6-1 | — |
References
- USN-1622-1 vendor-advisory
- munin-unspec-symlink(74884) vdb-entry
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=668778
- 51218 third-party-advisory
- [oss-security] 20120416 Re: CVE Request (minor) -- Two Munin graphing framework flaws mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20120416 CVE Request (minor) -- Two Munin graphing framework flaws mailing-list
- 48859 third-party-advisory
- 53031 vdb-entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=812889