CVE-2016-10089 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

Local attackers can gain root privileges via a hard link attack on the Nagios init script, requiring immediate patching for system administrators.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2016-10089?

CVE-2016-10089 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Feb 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Nagios 4.3.2 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges via a hard link attack on the Nagios init script file, related to CVE-2016-8641.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-10089?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Nagios Nagios.

How do I fix CVE-2016-10089?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2016-10089 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-10089 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-q77f-5m65-8q6j.

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