[ALSA-2026:65832] Important: mrtg security update
Type:
security
Severity:
important
Release date:
2026-09-09
Description:
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.
Updated packages listed below:
Architecture Package Checksum
aarch64 mrtg-2.17.7-1.el8_10.1.aarch64.rpm 444d8ed66025513aac15ddaf56546a2f90b830dc7b8a009eb4bf948d4ed615c3
ppc64le mrtg-2.17.7-1.el8_10.1.ppc64le.rpm 91a45f2110eb354836ca01a971ead2a4bc0650d483100f975d4470fd1aab44fd
s390x mrtg-2.17.7-1.el8_10.1.s390x.rpm 0dfcd94b45dd83415258ce35ce87882e3c6e82763969598ffad14d25fec06f46
x86_64 mrtg-2.17.7-1.el8_10.1.x86_64.rpm 136b3aeefb2be08c490954599460ee51d463acb948ad7b350118dbf91ac7479a
Notes:
This page is generated automatically from Red Hat security data and has not been checked for errors. For clarification or corrections please contact the AlmaLinux Packaging Team.