Upstream information

CVE-2016-9566 at MITRE

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.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Resolved

This issue is currently rated as having important severity.

CVSS v2 Scores
  National Vulnerability Database SUSE
Base Score 7.2 6.6
Vector AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local Local
Access Complexity Low Medium
Authentication None Single
Confidentiality Impact Complete Complete
Integrity Impact Complete Complete
Availability Impact Complete Complete
CVSS v3 Scores
  National Vulnerability Database SUSE
Base Score 7.8 7.3
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local Local
Attack Complexity Low Low
Privileges Required Low Low
User Interaction None Required
Scope Unchanged Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High High
Integrity Impact High High
Availability Impact High High
CVSSv3 Version 3 3
SUSE Bugzilla entry: 1014637 [RESOLVED / FIXED]

SUSE Security Advisories:

List of released packages

Product(s) Fixed package version(s) References
Image SLES12-SP5-Azure-BYOS
Image SLES12-SP5-Azure-HPC-BYOS
Image SLES12-SP5-Azure-SAP-BYOS
Image SLES12-SP5-EC2-BYOS
Image SLES12-SP5-EC2-SAP-BYOS
Image SLES12-SP5-GCE-BYOS
Image SLES12-SP5-GCE-SAP-BYOS
  • libzmq3 >= 4.0.4-15.8.1
Image SLES12-SP5-Azure-Basic-On-Demand
Image SLES12-SP5-Azure-Standard-On-Demand
Image SLES12-SP5-EC2-ECS-On-Demand
Image SLES12-SP5-EC2-On-Demand
Image SLES12-SP5-GCE-On-Demand
  • sysuser-shadow >= 2.0-1.9.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4
  • libzmq3 >= 4.0.4-15.8.1
  • sysuser-shadow >= 2.0-1.9.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-Module-Adv-Systems-Management-12-2024-1629
SUSE-SLE-Module-Containers-12-2024-1629
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Advanced Systems Management 12
  • libzmq3 >= 4.0.4-15.8.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-Module-Adv-Systems-Management-12-2024-1629
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Containers 12
  • sysuser-shadow >= 2.0-1.9.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-Module-Containers-12-2024-1629
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • libzmq3 >= 4.0.4-15.8.1
  • sysuser-shadow >= 2.0-1.9.1
  • sysuser-tools >= 2.0-1.9.1
  • zeromq-devel >= 4.0.4-15.8.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-Module-Adv-Systems-Management-12-2024-1629
SUSE-SLE-Module-Containers-12-2024-1629
SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP5-2024-1629
SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2024-1629
SUSE-SLE-WE-12-SP5-2024-1629
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
  • grafana-ha-cluster-dashboards >= 1.1.0+git.1605027022.a84d536-1.10.1
  • grafana-sap-netweaver-dashboards >= 1.0.3+git.1601889366.9f71957-1.10.1
  • grafana-sap-providers >= 1.1-1.7.1
  • grafana-sleha-provider >= 1.1.0+git.1605027022.a84d536-1.10.1
  • libzmq3 >= 4.0.4-15.8.1
  • sysuser-shadow >= 2.0-1.9.1
  • sysuser-tools >= 2.0-1.9.1
  • zeromq-devel >= 4.0.4-15.8.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-Module-Adv-Systems-Management-12-2024-1629
SUSE-SLE-Module-Containers-12-2024-1629
SUSE-SLE-SAP-12-SP5-2024-1629
SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP5-2024-1629
SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2024-1629
SUSE-SLE-WE-12-SP5-2024-1629
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5
  • libzmq3 >= 4.0.4-15.8.1
  • zeromq-devel >= 4.0.4-15.8.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP5-2024-1629
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP5
  • libzmq3 >= 4.0.4-15.8.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-WE-12-SP5-2024-1629
SUSE Manager Client Tools 12-BETA
  • grafana-ha-cluster-dashboards >= 1.1.0+git.1605027022.a84d536-1.10.1
  • grafana-sap-netweaver-dashboards >= 1.0.3+git.1601889366.9f71957-1.10.1
  • grafana-sap-providers >= 1.1-1.7.1
  • grafana-sleha-provider >= 1.1.0+git.1605027022.a84d536-1.10.1
  • icinga >= 1.13.3-12.8.1
  • icinga-devel >= 1.13.3-12.8.1
  • icinga-doc >= 1.13.3-12.8.1
  • icinga-idoutils >= 1.13.3-12.8.1
  • icinga-idoutils-mysql >= 1.13.3-12.8.1
  • icinga-idoutils-oracle >= 1.13.3-12.8.1
  • icinga-idoutils-pgsql >= 1.13.3-12.8.1
  • icinga-plugins-downtimes >= 1.13.3-12.8.1
  • icinga-plugins-eventhandlers >= 1.13.3-12.8.1
  • icinga-www >= 1.13.3-12.8.1
  • icinga-www-config >= 1.13.3-12.8.1
  • libzmq3 >= 4.0.4-15.8.1
  • monitoring-tools >= 1.13.3-12.8.1
  • sysuser-shadow >= 2.0-1.9.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-Manager-Tools-12-BETA-2024-1629
SUSE Manager Client Tools 12
  • grafana-ha-cluster-dashboards >= 1.1.0+git.1605027022.a84d536-1.10.1
  • grafana-sap-netweaver-dashboards >= 1.0.3+git.1601889366.9f71957-1.10.1
  • grafana-sap-providers >= 1.1-1.7.1
  • grafana-sleha-provider >= 1.1.0+git.1605027022.a84d536-1.10.1
  • hwdata >= 0.314-10.14.1
  • icinga >= 1.13.3-12.8.1
  • icinga-devel >= 1.13.3-12.8.1
  • icinga-doc >= 1.13.3-12.8.1
  • icinga-idoutils >= 1.13.3-12.8.1
  • icinga-idoutils-mysql >= 1.13.3-12.8.1
  • icinga-idoutils-oracle >= 1.13.3-12.8.1
  • icinga-idoutils-pgsql >= 1.13.3-12.8.1
  • icinga-plugins-downtimes >= 1.13.3-12.8.1
  • icinga-plugins-eventhandlers >= 1.13.3-12.8.1
  • icinga-www >= 1.13.3-12.8.1
  • icinga-www-config >= 1.13.3-12.8.1
  • libzmq3 >= 4.0.4-15.8.1
  • monitoring-tools >= 1.13.3-12.8.1
  • sysuser-shadow >= 2.0-1.9.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-Manager-Tools-12-2022-3576
SUSE-SLE-Manager-Tools-12-2024-1629
SUSE Package Hub 15 SP1
  • nagios >= 4.4.6-bp151.4.6.1
  • nagios-contrib >= 4.4.6-bp151.4.6.1
  • nagios-devel >= 4.4.6-bp151.4.6.1
  • nagios-theme-exfoliation >= 4.4.6-bp151.4.6.1
  • nagios-www >= 4.4.6-bp151.4.6.1
  • nagios-www-dch >= 4.4.6-bp151.4.6.1
 Patchnames:
openSUSE-2021-786
openSUSE Tumbleweed
  • nagios >= 4.4.6-2.5
  • nagios-contrib >= 4.4.6-2.5
  • nagios-devel >= 4.4.6-2.5
  • nagios-theme-exfoliation >= 4.4.6-2.5
  • nagios-www >= 4.4.6-2.5
  • nagios-www-dch >= 4.4.6-2.5
 Patchnames:
openSUSE-Tumbleweed-2024-11073

Status of this issue by product and package

Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.

Product(s) Source package State
Products under general support and receiving all security fixes.
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 sysuser-tools Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 zeromq Released
SUSE Manager Client Tools 12 grafana-ha-cluster-dashboards Released
SUSE Manager Client Tools 12 grafana-sap-netweaver-dashboards Released
SUSE Manager Client Tools 12 grafana-sap-providers Released
SUSE Manager Client Tools 12 hwdata Released
SUSE Manager Client Tools 12 icinga Released
SUSE Manager Client Tools 12 sysuser-tools Released
SUSE Manager Client Tools 12 zeromq Released
SUSE Manager Client Tools 12-BETA grafana-ha-cluster-dashboards Released
SUSE Manager Client Tools 12-BETA grafana-sap-netweaver-dashboards Released
SUSE Manager Client Tools 12-BETA grafana-sap-providers Released
SUSE Manager Client Tools 12-BETA icinga Released
SUSE Manager Client Tools 12-BETA sysuser-tools Released
SUSE Manager Client Tools 12-BETA zeromq Released
SUSE Manager Client Tools for SLE 12 icinga Released
Products under Long Term Service Pack support and receiving important and critical security fixes.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 sysuser-tools Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 zeromq Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 grafana-ha-cluster-dashboards Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 grafana-sap-netweaver-dashboards Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 grafana-sap-providers Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 sysuser-tools Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 zeromq Released
Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore.
SUSE Enterprise Storage 4 icinga Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 nagios Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 nagios Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 nagios Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Advanced Systems Management 12 zeromq Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Containers 12 sysuser-tools Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3 nagios Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 nagios Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1-LTSS nagios Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 nagios Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2-LTSS nagios Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 nagios Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-LTSS nagios Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 nagios Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS nagios Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 sysuser-tools Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 zeromq Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 sysuser-tools Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 zeromq Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 sysuser-tools Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 zeromq Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP2 nagios Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP3 nagios Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 nagios Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 sysuser-tools Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 zeromq Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 sysuser-tools Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 zeromq Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 sysuser-tools Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 zeromq Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Bootstrap Kit 12 nagios Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2 nagios Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3 nagios Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 nagios Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 zeromq Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP5 zeromq Released
SUSE Package Hub 15 SP1 nagios Released

SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Thu Dec 8 16:15:15 2016
CVE page last modified: Fri Nov 15 16:09:50 2024