Link Following Affecting nagios-common package, versions <0:3.5.1-9.el7
Threat Intelligence
Snyk has a published code exploit for this vulnerability.
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- published26 Mar 2023
- disclosed7 Dec 2016
Introduced: 7 Dec 2016
CVE-2016-9566 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:7 nagios-common to version 0:3.5.1-9.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2017:0214.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nagios-common package and not the nagios-common package as distributed by RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.
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.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9566
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0211.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0212.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0213.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0214.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0258.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0259.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Dec/58
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94919
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037487
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1402869
- https://github.com/NagiosEnterprises/nagioscore/commit/c29557dec91eba2306f5fb11b8da4474ba63f8c4
- https://legalhackers.com/advisories/Nagios-Exploit-Root-PrivEsc-CVE-2016-9566.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00014.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-51
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-26
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-20
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40921/
- https://www.nagios.org/projects/nagios-core/history/4x/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40920