ALSA-2026:65832

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    ALSA-2026:65832

    Published: 9 Sept 2026Last Modified: 9 Sept 2026

    Summary: Important: mrtg security update

    Details: The Multi Router Traffic Grapher (MRTG) monitors the traffic load on network connections. MRTG generates HTML pages containing PNG images which provide a live visual representation of this traffic. Security Fix(es): * mrtg: MRTG daemon symlink-following chown allows local privilege escalation via PID file path manipulation (CVE-2026-72694) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

    References: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:65832, https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-72694, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2460973, https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2026-65832.html

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: mrtg

    Purl: pkg:rpm/almalinux/mrtg

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.17.7-1.el8_10.1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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