Ubuntu Security Notice 2090-1 - 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. 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. Various other issues were also addressed.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2090-1
January 27, 2014
munin vulnerabilities
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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 versions:
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
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2090-1
CVE-2013-6048, CVE-2013-6359
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/munin/2.0.17-2ubuntu1.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/munin/2.0.2-1ubuntu2.3
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/munin/1.4.6-3ubuntu3.4