UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9566

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-9566
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9566.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9566
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Published
2016-12-15T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:43:56Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

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

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / nagios3

Package

Name
nagios3
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/nagios3@3.5.1-1ubuntu1.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.5.1-1ubuntu1.1

Affected versions

3.*

3.4.1-5ubuntu2
3.4.1-5ubuntu3
3.5.1-1ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "nagios3",
            "binary_version": "3.5.1-1ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "nagios3-cgi",
            "binary_version": "3.5.1-1ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "nagios3-common",
            "binary_version": "3.5.1-1ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "nagios3-core",
            "binary_version": "3.5.1-1ubuntu1.1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / nagios3

Package

Name
nagios3
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/nagios3@3.5.1.dfsg-2.1ubuntu1.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.5.1.dfsg-2.1ubuntu1.1

Affected versions

3.*

3.5.1-1ubuntu4
3.5.1.dfsg-2ubuntu1
3.5.1.dfsg-2ubuntu2
3.5.1.dfsg-2.1ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "nagios3",
            "binary_version": "3.5.1.dfsg-2.1ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "nagios3-cgi",
            "binary_version": "3.5.1.dfsg-2.1ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "nagios3-common",
            "binary_version": "3.5.1.dfsg-2.1ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "nagios3-core",
            "binary_version": "3.5.1.dfsg-2.1ubuntu1.1"
        }
    ]
}