Re: CVE Request (minor) -- Two Munin graphing framework flaws

[Kurt Seifried <kseifried () redhat com>]

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On 04/17/2012 11:16 PM, Helmut Grohne wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 11:04:56PM -0600, Kurt Seifried wrote:
> > On 04/16/2012 11:34 PM, Helmut Grohne wrote:
> > > The basic requirement is that a plugin called vmstat is
> > > configured for the node localhost.localdomain. I just picked it
> > > as an example, cause it is present on my system. In practise
> > > any plugin for any host will do.
> >
> > Is this the default configuration?
>
> I am not that sure about the defaults, because I changed them.
> However running a Munin without any plugins is pointless. It is
> like running a mail server that does not transport any mail. You
> don't even have to guess the name of a configured plugin, because
> those images are linked from the html. Finding a configured plugin
> is really no issue on any sane munin installation. Sane
> administrators may have to restricted access to munin to themselves
> as to not expose the monitoring results to the public though.
>
> Helmut

If anyone can comment on this (default/not), and if you install a
plugin does it expose it publicly or does the administrator have to
enable remote access?

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Kurt Seifried Red Hat Security Response Team (SRT)
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