nagios cron job allows privilege escalation from user nagios to root
CVE-2019-3698

5.7MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Suse
Status
Suse Linux Enterprise Server 12
Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11
Factory
Vendor
CVE Published:
28 February 2020

What is CVE-2019-3698?

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.

Affected Version(s)

Factory nagios <= 4.4.5-2.1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 nagios <= 3.0.6-1.25.36.3.1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 nagios <= 3.5.1-5.27

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020...
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020...
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1156309
x_refsource_CONFIRM

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.7
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Matthias Gerstner
.