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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon_linux | — | Upgrade nagios | Oct 3, 2017 | Dec 15, 2016 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade nagios3Upgrade icinga | Mar 31, 2017 | Dec 15, 2016 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade net-analyzer/nagios-core.Upgrade net-analyzer/icinga. | Oct 30, 2017 | Dec 15, 2016 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade nagios-develUpgrade nagios-wwwUpgrade nagios-www-dchUpgrade nagios-contribUpgrade nagios-theme-exfoliationUpgrade nagios | Jan 17, 2017 | Dec 15, 2016 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade nagios3-cgiUpgrade nagios3-core | Apr 5, 2017 | Dec 15, 2016 |
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