{"id":"ALSA-2026:65832","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":"2026-09-09T12:00:45.188783813Z","published":"2026-09-09T00:00:00Z","related":["CVE-2026-72694"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:65832"},{"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/8/ALSA-2026-65832.html"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"mrtg","ecosystem":"AlmaLinux:8","purl":"pkg:rpm/almalinux/mrtg"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.17.7-1.el8_10.1"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2026:65832.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0"}