USN-2090-1: Munin vulnerabilities

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2090-1


27th January, 2014


munin vulnerabilities


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



  • Ubuntu 13.10

  • Ubuntu 12.10

  • Ubuntu 12.04 LTS


Summary


Several security issues were fixed in Munin.


Software description



  • munin - Network-wide graphing framework


Details


Christoph Biedl discovered that Munin incorrectly handled certain

multigraph data. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Munin to

consume resources, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2013-6048)


Christoph Biedl discovered that Munin incorrectly handled certain

multigraph service names. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause

Munin to stop data collection, resulting in a denial of service.

(CVE-2013-6359)


Update instructions


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



Ubuntu 13.10:

munin 2.0.17-2ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 12.10:

munin 2.0.2-1ubuntu2.3

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:

munin 1.4.6-3ubuntu3.4


To update your system, please follow these instructions: http://bit.ly/1aJDvTw.


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


References


CVE-2013-6048, CVE-2013-6359






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