vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2016-9566: Security patch for nagios (ALAS-2017-899)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Dec 15, 2016 | Oct 3, 2017 | Oct 14, 2022 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Dec 15, 2016
Added
Oct 3, 2017
Modified
Oct 14, 2022
Description
base/logging.c in Nagios Core before 4.2.4 allows local users with access to an account in the nagios group to gain root privileges via a symlink attack on the log file. NOTE: this can be leveraged by remote attackers using CVE-2016-9565.
Solution
amazon-linux-upgrade-nagios
References
Rapid7 Labs
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