rlsa-2026:57596
Vulnerability from osv_rocky
Published
2026-08-21 12:07
Modified
2026-08-23 18:09
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.

Severity
7.1 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Credits
Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation
Red Hat
References
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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Rocky Linux:10",
        "name": "mrtg",
        "purl": "pkg:rpm/rocky-linux/mrtg?distro=rocky-linux-10\u0026epoch=0"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "database_specific": {
            "yum_repository": "AppStream"
          },
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "0:2.17.10-12.el10_2.1"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "credits": [
    {
      "name": "Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation"
    },
    {
      "name": "Red Hat"
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
    "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "source_advisory": "RHSA-2026:57596"
  },
  "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.\n\nSecurity Fix(es):\n\n* mrtg: MRTG daemon symlink-following chown allows local privilege escalation via PID file path manipulation (CVE-2026-72694)\n\nFor 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.",
  "id": "RLSA-2026:57596",
  "modified": "2026-08-23T18:09:40.265784Z",
  "published": "2026-08-21T12:07:48.154734Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2026:57596"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2460973"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:57596"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Important: mrtg security update",
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2026-72694"
  ]
}



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