| Description: | Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'nagios3' package(s) announced via the USN-3253-2 advisory.
Vulnerability Insight:
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)
Affected Software/OS:
'nagios3' package(s) on Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 16.10, Ubuntu 17.04.
Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).
CVSS Score:
7.2
CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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