GLSA 201803-10: collectd: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	high
Title:	collectd: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	03/22/2018
Bugs:	#628540, #637538
ID:	201803-10

Synopsis

Gentoo's collectd package contains multiple vulnerabilities, the worst of which may allow local attackers to escalate privileges.

Background

collectd is a daemon which collects system and application performance metrics periodically and provides mechanisms to store the values in a variety of ways, for example in RRD files.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
app-admin/collectd	< 5.7.2-r1	>= 5.7.2-r1	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Gentoo’s collectd package. Please review the referenced CVE identifiers and bug entries for details.

Impact

A local attacker, who either is already collectd’s system user or belongs to collectd’s group, could potentially gain root privileges and cause a Denial of Service condition.

Remote attackers could cause a Denial of Service condition via specially crafted SNMP responses.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All collectd users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-admin/collectd-5.7.2-r1"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201803-10.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.