USN-698-1: Nagios vulnerability

Releases

• Ubuntu 6.06

Packages

• nagios -

Details

It was discovered that Nagios did not properly parse commands submitted using
the web interface. An authenticated user could use a custom form or a browser
addon to bypass security restrictions and submit unauthorized commands.

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 6.06

• nagios-common - 2:1.3-cvs.20050402-8ubuntu8

After a standard system upgrade you need to restart Nagios to effect
the necessary changes.

References

• CVE-2008-5027

Related notices

• USN-698-3
• USN-698-2