[!WARNING] Important Security Update

Netdata v1.45.3 is a patch release to fix a local privilege escalation vulnerability discovered in v1.45.x releases. Users are advised to upgrade any systems running v1.45.0, v1.45.1, or v1.45.2 immediately. Stable releases before v1.45.0 are unaffected by this vulnerability. Full details on the vulnerability can be found in the associated security advisory on GitHub. A big thank you to mia-0 for identifying and reporting this issue!

This patch release also addresses other issues discovered since v1.45.2.

This patch release provides the following bug fixes and updates:

• Mitigated a security issue in ndsudo by restricting its search paths to a predefined set of directories (#17377, @ilyam8)
• Resolved an issue that prevented the "percentage" option from functioning correctly in alert lookups (#17391, @ktsaou)
• Enhanced macOS uninstallation by enabling removal of the associated LaunchDaemons plist file (#17357, @ilyam8)
• Increased the default minimum thread stack size to 1 MB to address potential stability issues caused by the musl libc's smaller default (128kB) (#17317, @ilyam8)

Support options

As we grow, we stay committed to providing the best support ever seen from an open-source solution. Should you encounter an issue with any of the changes made in this release or any feature in the Netdata Agent, feel free to contact us through one of the following channels:

• Netdata Learn: Find documentation, guides, and reference material for monitoring and troubleshooting your systems with Netdata.
• GitHub Issues: Make use of the Netdata repository to report bugs or open a new feature request.
• GitHub Discussions: Join the conversation around the Netdata development process and be a part of it.
• Community Forums: Visit the Community Forums and contribute to the collaborative knowledge base.
• Discord Server: Jump into the Netdata Discord and hang out with like-minded sysadmins, DevOps, SREs, and other troubleshooters. More than 2000 engineers are already using it!