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Ubuntu 24.10/22.04/20.04/18.04: USN-7250-1 critical Netdata vulnerabilities

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Calendar Grey February 3, 2025
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Several vulnerabilities found in Netdata have been addressed in Ubuntu releases. Ensure to verify for updates and implement patches without delay.
Several security issues were fixed in netdata.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in netdata.

Software Description:

- netdata: real-time performance monitoring

Details:

It was discovered that Netdata incorrectly handled parsing JSON input,

which could lead to a JSON injection. An attacker could possibly use

this issue to execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-18836)

It was discovered that Netdata incorrectly handled parsing HTTP headers,

which could lead to a HTTP header injection. An attacker could possibly

use this issue to cause a denial of service or leak sensitive information.

This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-18837)

It was discovered that Netdata incorrectly handled parsing URLs, which

could lead to a log injection. An attacker could possibly use this issue

to consume system resources, resulting in a denial of service. This issue

only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-18838)

It was discovered Netdata improperly authenticated API keys....

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Topics Covered

security advisory DoS issue Ubuntu HTTP header injection JSON injection netdata API authentication

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 24.10
   netdata-core                    1.44.3-2ubuntu0.1
   netdata-plugins-bash            1.44.3-2ubuntu0.1
   netdata-web                     1.44.3-2ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
   netdata-core                    1.33.1-1ubuntu1+esm1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   netdata-plugins-bash            1.33.1-1ubuntu1+esm1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   netdata-web                     1.33.1-1ubuntu1+esm1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
   netdata-core                    1.19.0-3ubuntu1+esm1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
   netdata                         1.9.0+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   netdata-data                    1.9.0+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

After a standard system update you need to restart Netdata to make
all the necessary changes.

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7250-1

  CVE-2018-18836, CVE-2018-18837, CVE-2018-18838, CVE-2023-22497,

  CVE-2024-23722, CVE-2024-34250, CVE-2024-34251

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7250-1

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Topics Covered

security advisory DoS issue Ubuntu HTTP header injection JSON injection netdata API authentication

Package Information

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/netdata/1.44.3-2ubuntu0.1

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