---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2008 09:35:54 -0500 From: Marc Deslauriers <marc.deslauriers@canonical.com> To: ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com Cc: bugtraq@securityfocus.com, full-disclosure@lists.grok.org.uk Subject: [USN-698-1] Nagios vulnerability =========================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-698-1 December 22, 2008 nagios vulnerability CVE-2008-5027 =========================================================== A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases: Ubuntu 6.06 LTS This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu. The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 6.06 LTS: nagios-common 2:1.3-cvs.20050402-8ubuntu8 After a standard system upgrade you need to restart Nagios to effect the necessary changes. Details follow: It was discovered that Nagios did not properly parse commands submitted using the web interface. An authenticated user could use a custom form or a browser addon to bypass security restrictions and submit unauthorized commands. Updated packages for Ubuntu 6.06 LTS: Source archives: http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/n/nagios/nagios_1.3-cvs.20050402... Size/MD5: 70914 96d8036bdb33aadd3141715039c91b24 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/n/nagios/nagios_1.3-cvs.20050402... Size/MD5: 959 0393336015bf452f5dfeb74d75245311 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/n/nagios/nagios_1.3-cvs.20050402... Size/MD5: 1621251 0f92b7b8e705411b7881d3650cbb5d56 Architecture independent packages: http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/n/nagios/nagios-common_1.3-cvs.2... Size/MD5: 1218132 d18e298ee16f4c6c6b7c5969c46044e6 amd64 architecture (Athlon64, Opteron, EM64T Xeon): http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/n/nagios/nagios-mysql_1.3-cvs.20... Size/MD5: 1030206 085483fdefd0d7bc43e55dbc5be2bcd6 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/n/nagios/nagios-pgsql_1.3-cvs.20... Size/MD5: 1041656 09fc7bb2ff11062603680d09e290909b http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/n/nagios/nagios-text_1.3-cvs.200... Size/MD5: 1025618 61619d13effd9a4970486abf5933c756 i386 architecture (x86 compatible Intel/AMD): http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/n/nagios/nagios-mysql_1.3-cvs.20... Size/MD5: 877846 544afaebec24e7e94d2ce1da3a89346c http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/n/nagios/nagios-pgsql_1.3-cvs.20... Size/MD5: 886544 411d3ca5a204aa41a4a42ef6e5f56453 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/n/nagios/nagios-text_1.3-cvs.200... Size/MD5: 872936 aa31f6d1fb8a081a206eae3d6bfb3dd6 powerpc architecture (Apple Macintosh G3/G4/G5): http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/n/nagios/nagios-mysql_1.3-cvs.20... Size/MD5: 1015630 540a27062c7f8612b7f460b2bcfd93b9 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/n/nagios/nagios-pgsql_1.3-cvs.20... Size/MD5: 1024374 47e0480006df0b20a83f67b56da7a9f8 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/n/nagios/nagios-text_1.3-cvs.200... Size/MD5: 993324 03a67a7675075050a672a4c515e8e0c3 sparc architecture (Sun SPARC/UltraSPARC): http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/n/nagios/nagios-mysql_1.3-cvs.20... Size/MD5: 918810 7340348f043dd884c88bd016ee30e41d http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/n/nagios/nagios-pgsql_1.3-cvs.20... Size/MD5: 926172 e9ccf388b828a17e868807aa39cb5b51 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/n/nagios/nagios-text_1.3-cvs.200... Size/MD5: 917374 c88dec0d93f590f8a93ebbc701696f68