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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS USN-3215-2 Critical: Munin Regression Fix

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Calendar Grey March 3, 2017
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Security Advisory USN-4621-1 outlines a bug in Nagios for Ubuntu 18.04, addressing complications arising from a previous patch.
USN-3215-1 introduced a regression in Munin.

Summary

USN-3215-1 introduced a regression in Munin.

Software Description:

- munin: Network-wide graphing framework

Details:

USN-3215-1 fixed a vulnerability in Munin. The upstream patch caused a

regression leading to errors being appended to the log file. This update

fixes the problem.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that Munin incorrectly handled CGI graphs. A remote

attacker could use this issue to overwrite arbitrary files as the www-data

user.

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Topics Covered

security advisory ubuntu regression munin networking framework

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  munin                           2.0.19-3ubuntu0.3

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3215-2

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3215-1

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/munin/+bug/1669764

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March 03, 2017

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Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/munin/2.0.19-3ubuntu0.3

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