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Gentoo update for nagios
Secunia Advisory: SA20013
Release Date: 2006-05-08
Last Update: 2006-05-17
Popularity: 5,651 views

Critical:
Highly critical
Impact: DoS
System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Gentoo Linux 1.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2006-2162


Description:
Gentoo has issued an update for nagios. This fixes a vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and potentially compromise a vulnerable system.

For more information:
SA19991
SA20123

Solution:
Update to "net-analyzer/nagios-core-1.4.1" or later.

Changelog:
2006-05-17: Updated "Solution" section. Gentoo has issued updated packages.

Original Advisory:
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200605-07.xml
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.gentoo.announce/1011

Other References:
SA19991:
http://secunia.com/advisories/19991/

SA20123:
http://secunia.com/advisories/20123/


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