CVE-2019-3698

nagios cron job allows privilege escalation from user nagios to root

Published Feb 28, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 5.7 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-13333 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
suse
Published
Updated
Sep 16, 2024, 4:33 PM
Reserved
Jan 3, 2019, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 28, 2020, 2:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:35 AM