Security
Security
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in NRPE, the worst of which can allow execution of arbitrary code.
| Package | net-analyzer/nrpe on all architectures |
|---|---|
| Affected versions | < 2.15 |
| Unaffected versions | >= 2.15 |
Nagios Remote Plugin Executor (NRPE) remotely executes Nagios plugins on other Linux/Unix machines.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in NRPE. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
A remote attacker can utilize multiple vectors to execute arbitrary code.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All NRPE users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-analyzer/nrpe-2.15"