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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 201803-10
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 Severity: High
    Title: collectd: Multiple vulnerabilities
     Date: March 22, 2018
     Bugs: #628540, #637538
       ID: 201803-10

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

Background
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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
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     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
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  1  app-admin/collectd          < 5.7.2-r1               >= 5.7.2-r1 

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

Impact
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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
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All collectd users should upgrade to the latest version:

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

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2017-16820
      https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-16820
[ 2 ] CVE-2017-18240
      https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-18240

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201803-10

Concerns?
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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.

License
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Copyright 2018 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5