GLSA 201408-18: NRPE: Multiple Vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	NRPE: Multiple Vulnerabilities
Date:	08/30/2014
Bugs:	#397603, #459870, #508122
ID:	201408-18

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in NRPE, the worst of which can allow execution of arbitrary code.

Background

Nagios Remote Plugin Executor (NRPE) remotely executes Nagios plugins on other Linux/Unix machines.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
net-analyzer/nrpe	< 2.15	>= 2.15	All supported architectures

Description

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

Impact

A remote attacker can utilize multiple vectors to execute arbitrary code.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All NRPE users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-analyzer/nrpe-2.15"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201408-18.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.