CVE-2019-3698
nagios cron job allows privilege escalation from user nagios to root
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 5.7 Medium
- Published
- Feb 28, 2020
- Updated
- Sep 16, 2024
- Reserved
- Jan 3, 2019
Description
UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in the cronjob shipped with nagios of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11; openSUSE Factory allows local attackers to cause cause DoS or potentially escalate privileges by winning a race. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 nagios version 3.5.1-5.27 and prior versions. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 nagios version 3.0.6-1.25.36.3.1 and prior versions. openSUSE Factory nagios version 4.4.5-2.1 and prior versions.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 5.7 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L | suse |
Weaknesses
- CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12SUSE |
|
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11SUSE |
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FactoryopenSUSE |
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References
- openSUSE-SU-2020:0500vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2020:0517vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1156309
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