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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201803-10 |
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Severity: High |
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Title: collectd: Multiple vulnerabilities |
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Date: March 22, 2018 |
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Bugs: #628540, #637538 |
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ID: 201803-10 |
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Synopsis |
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Gentoo's collectd package contains multiple vulnerabilities, the worst |
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of which may allow local attackers to escalate privileges. |
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Background |
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collectd is a daemon which collects system and application performance |
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metrics periodically and provides mechanisms to store the values in a |
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variety of ways, for example in RRD files. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 app-admin/collectd < 5.7.2-r1 >= 5.7.2-r1 |
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Description |
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Gentoo's collectd package. |
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Please review the referenced CVE identifiers and bug entries for |
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details. |
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Impact |
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A local attacker, who either is already collectd's system user or |
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belongs to collectd's group, could potentially gain root privileges and |
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cause a Denial of Service condition. |
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Remote attackers could cause a Denial of Service condition via |
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specially crafted SNMP responses. |
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Workaround |
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There is no known workaround at this time. |
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Resolution |
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All collectd users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-admin/collectd-5.7.2-r1" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2017-16820 |
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https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-16820 |
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[ 2 ] CVE-2017-18240 |
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https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-18240 |
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Availability |
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at |
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the Gentoo Security Website: |
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201803-10 |
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Concerns? |
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the |
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confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost |
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importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to |
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security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at |
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https://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2018 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text |
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belongs to its owner(s). |
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The contents of this document are licensed under the |
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Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. |
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 |