[ GLSA 201405-17 ] Munin: Multiple vulnerabilities

[GLSA]

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Title: Munin: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201405-17)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: local, remote
Date: May 18, 2014
Bug(s): #412881, #445250
ID: 201405-17

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Munin which may
lead to symlink attacks, file creation, or bypass of security restrictions.


Background

Munin is an open source server monitoring tool.

Affected Packages

Package: net-analyzer/munin
Vulnerable: < 2.0.8-r2
Unaffected: >= 2.0.8-r2
Architectures: All supported architectures


Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Munin. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.


Impact

A local attacker could perform symlink attacks to overwrite arbitrary
files with the privileges of the user running the application.
A remote attacker could create files or load new Munin configuration
files.


Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Munin users should upgrade to the latest version: