Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 28, 2014· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2014-8994

Description

The check_diskio plugin 3.2.6 and earlier for Nagios and Icinga allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file with a predictable name (tmp/check_diskio_status-*-*).

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Affected products

Check Diskio Project/Check Diskio
cpe:2.3:a:check_diskio_project:check_diskio:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=3.2.5
Nagios/check_diskiollm-create
Range: <=3.2.6
Icinga/check_diskiollm-create
Range: <=3.2.6

Patches

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References

seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/679nvd
seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/701nvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/71208nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98849nvd

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