title: nagios cron job allows privilege escalation from user nagios to root
description: UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in the cronjob shipped with nagios of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11; openSUSE Factory allows local attackers to cause cause DoS or potentially escalate privileges by winning a race. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 nagios version 3.5.1-5.27 and prior versions. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 nagios version 3.0.6-1.25.36.3.1 and prior versions. openSUSE Factory nagios version 4.4.5-2.1 and prior versions.
problem types: CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
affected:
{
product: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
vendor: SUSE
versions:
lessThanOrEqual: 3.5.1-5.27, status: affected, version: nagios, versionType: custom
}
{
product: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11
vendor: SUSE
versions:
lessThanOrEqual: 3.0.6-1.25.36.3.1, status: affected, version: nagios, versionType: custom
}
{
product: Factory
vendor: openSUSE
versions:
lessThanOrEqual: 4.4.5-2.1, status: affected, version: nagios, versionType: custom
}
metrics:
cvssV3_1: [
attackComplexity: HIGH
attackVector: LOCAL
availabilityImpact: LOW
baseScore: 5.7
baseSeverity: MEDIUM
confidentialityImpact: HIGH
integrityImpact: NONE
privilegesRequired: NONE
scope: UNCHANGED
userInteraction: NONE
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
version: 3.1
]