{"id":"ALSA-2026:57596","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.  \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\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.\n","modified":"2026-08-24T12:30:09.369576208Z","published":"2026-08-20T00:00:00Z","related":["CVE-2026-72694"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:57596"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-72694"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2460973"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://errata.almalinux.org/10/ALSA-2026-57596.html"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"mrtg","ecosystem":"AlmaLinux:10","purl":"pkg:rpm/almalinux/mrtg"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.17.10-12.el10_2.1"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux10/ALSA-2026:57596.json"}},{"package":{"name":"mrtg-selinux","ecosystem":"AlmaLinux:10","purl":"pkg:rpm/almalinux/mrtg-selinux"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.17.10-12.el10_2.1"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux10/ALSA-2026:57596.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0"}