ERRATA: [ GLSA 200605-07 ] Nagios: Buffer overflow

[Sune Kloppenborg Jeppesen <jaervosz () gentoo org>]

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory [ERRATA UPDATE]        GLSA 200605-07:02
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  Severity: High
     Title: Nagios: Buffer overflow
      Date: May 07, 2006
   Updated: May 16, 2006
      Bugs: #132159, #133487
        ID: 200605-07:02

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Errata
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The previous upstream release failed to take into account an integer
overflow condition when performing bounds checking. Users are urged
to upgrade to 1.4.1 which resolves the issue.

The corrected sections appear below.

Affected packages
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     Package                   /  Vulnerable  /             Unaffected
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  1  net-analyzer/nagios-core       < 1.4.1                   >= 1.4.1

Resolution
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All Nagios users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-analyzer/nagios-core-1.4.1"

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

  http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200605-07.xml

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
http://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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The contents of this document are licensed under the
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