Amazon Linux 1 Security Advisory: ALAS-2012-130
Advisory Release Date: 2012-10-08 10:39 Pacific
Advisory Updated Date: 2014-09-14 17:07 Pacific
Munin before 2.0.6 stores plugin state files that run as root in the same group-writable directory as non-root plugins, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code by replacing a state file, as demonstrated using the smart_ plugin.
Affected Packages:
munin
Issue Correction:
Run yum update munin to update your system.
noarch:
munin-common-2.0.6-2.9.amzn1.noarch
munin-async-2.0.6-2.9.amzn1.noarch
munin-2.0.6-2.9.amzn1.noarch
munin-node-2.0.6-2.9.amzn1.noarch
munin-java-plugins-2.0.6-2.9.amzn1.noarch
src:
munin-2.0.6-2.9.amzn1.src