[USN-3253-2] Nagios regression

[Marc Deslauriers]

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3253-2
June 07, 2017

nagios3 regression
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 17.04
- Ubuntu 16.10
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

USN-3253-1 introduced a regression in Nagios.

Software Description:
- nagios3: host/service/network monitoring and management system

Details:

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)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 17.04:
  nagios3-cgi                     3.5.1.dfsg-2.1ubuntu5.2
  nagios3-core                    3.5.1.dfsg-2.1ubuntu5.2

Ubuntu 16.10:
  nagios3-cgi                     3.5.1.dfsg-2.1ubuntu3.3
  nagios3-core                    3.5.1.dfsg-2.1ubuntu3.3

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  nagios3-cgi                     3.5.1.dfsg-2.1ubuntu1.3
  nagios3-core                    3.5.1.dfsg-2.1ubuntu1.3

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  nagios3-cgi                     3.5.1-1ubuntu1.3
  nagios3-core                    3.5.1-1ubuntu1.3

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

References:
  https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3253-2
  https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3253-1
  https://launchpad.net/bugs/1690380

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nagios3/3.5.1.dfsg-2.1ubuntu5.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nagios3/3.5.1.dfsg-2.1ubuntu3.3
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nagios3/3.5.1.dfsg-2.1ubuntu1.3
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nagios3/3.5.1-1ubuntu1.3


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