USN-4793-1: collectd vulnerabilities

Publication date

15 March 2021

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in collectd.


Packages

  • collectd - statistics collection and monitoring daemon

Details

It was discovered that collectd mishandled certain malformed packets. A
remote attacker could use this vulnerability to cause collectd to crash or
possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-6254)

It was discovered that collectd failed to handle certain input. An attacker
could use this vulnerability to cause collectd to crash. (CVE-2017-16820)

It was discovered that collectd mishandles certain malformed network
packets. A remote attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a Denial of
Service or consume system resources. (CVE-2017-7401)

It was discovered that collectd mishandled certain malformed packets. A
remote attacker could use this vulnerability to cause collectd to crash or
possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-6254)

It was discovered that collectd failed to handle certain input. An attacker
could use this vulnerability to cause collectd to crash. (CVE-2017-16820)

It was discovered that collectd mishandles certain malformed network
packets. A remote attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a Denial of
Service or consume system resources. (CVE-2017-7401)

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

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

Ubuntu Release Package Version
16.04 xenial libcollectdclient1 –  5.5.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
collectd –  5.5.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
collectd-core –  5.5.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
14.04 trusty libcollectdclient1 –  5.4.0-3ubuntu2.2+esm1  
collectd –  5.4.0-3ubuntu2.2+esm1  
collectd-core –  5.4.0-3ubuntu2.2+esm1  

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