High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 15, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-9566
CVE-2016-9566
Description
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.
Affected products
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
18- github.com/NagiosEnterprises/nagioscore/commit/c29557dec91eba2306f5fb11b8da4474ba63f8c4nvdIssue TrackingPatch
- legalhackers.com/advisories/Nagios-Exploit-Root-PrivEsc-CVE-2016-9566.htmlnvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Dec/58nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/94919nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.nagios.org/projects/nagios-core/history/4x/nvdVendor Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue Tracking
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0211.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0212.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0213.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0214.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0258.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0259.htmlnvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1037487nvd
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00014.htmlnvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-51nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-26nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-20nvd
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40921/nvd
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