Gentoo: GLSA-202204-23 Normal: Zabbix Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
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December 13, 2016
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Zabbix, the worst of which may allow execution of arbitrary code.
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Zabbix. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Resolution
All Zabbix users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-analyzer/zabbix-2.2.16"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2016-4338 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-4338 [ 2 ] CVE-2016-9140 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-9140
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-42
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Concerns
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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Severity: Normal
Title: Zabbix: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: December 13, 2016
Bugs: #582536, #598762
ID: 201612-42
Background
Zabbix is software for monitoring applications, networks, and servers.
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Affected Packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-analyzer/zabbix < 2.2.16 >= 2.2.16
Impact
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A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the
privileges of the process, or cause a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
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