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Updated monit packages has been released for Debian 7 LTS



Package : monit
Version : 1:5.4-2+deb7u2
CVE ID : CVE-2016-7067
Debian Bug : 847196

The update for monit issued as DLA-732-1 causes monit to segfault at
actions such as start/stop/restart. This update fixes the regression.
For reference the original advisory text follows.

Adith Sudhakar discovered a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) issue in
monit, a utility for monitoring hosts and services. An attacker could
cause an authenticated admin to change monitoring for hosts/services
through a forged link. This update fixes the vulnerability by adding
CSRF protection via a security token and enforced POST requests for
actions that cause changes to the monitoring.

For Debian 7 "Wheezy", these problems have been fixed in version
1:5.4-2+deb7u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your monit packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS