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TI-2016-07789 Aliases CVE-2016-9566GHSA-9332-j4wp-2xcq

base/logging.c in Nagios Core before 4.2.4 allows local users with access to an account…

Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 8 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04885 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Partial Red Hat: 6 advisoriesRed Hat: 8 fixed, 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 4.2.3VulnerableNagios
  • cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 4.2.3 Vulnerable ·Nagios

Remediation

Red Hat 6 advisories

  • RHSA-2017:0258 Released 2017-02-07 · Red Hat rating Important
    nagios security update
    • Red Hat Gluster Storage Nagios 3.1 on RHEL-7 nagios-3.5.1-9.el7, nagios-common-3.5.1-9.el7
    • Red Hat Gluster Storage Server 3.1 on RHEL-7 nagios-3.5.1-9.el7, nagios-common-3.5.1-9.el7
  • RHSA-2017:0259 Released 2017-02-07 · Red Hat rating Important
    nagios security update
    • Red Hat Gluster Storage Nagios 3.1 on RHEL-6 nagios-3.5.1-9.el6, nagios-common-3.5.1-9.el6, nagios-devel-3.5.1-9.el6
    • Red Hat Gluster Storage Server 3.1 on RHEL-6 nagios-3.5.1-9.el6, nagios-common-3.5.1-9.el6
  • RHSA-2017:0211 Released 2017-01-31 · Red Hat rating Important
    nagios security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 7 nagios-3.5.1-9.el7, nagios-common-3.5.1-9.el7, nagios-devel-3.5.1-9.el7
Show 3 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2017:0212 Released 2017-01-31 · Red Hat rating Important
    nagios security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 6 nagios-3.5.1-9.el6, nagios-common-3.5.1-9.el6, nagios-devel-3.5.1-9.el6
  • RHSA-2017:0213 Released 2017-01-31 · Red Hat rating Important
    nagios security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6.0 (Juno) for RHEL 7 nagios-3.5.1-9.el7, nagios-common-3.5.1-9.el7
  • RHSA-2017:0214 Released 2017-01-31 · Red Hat rating Important
    nagios security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7.0 (Kilo) for RHEL 7 nagios-3.5.1-9.el7, nagios-common-3.5.1-9.el7

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 6Fixed RHSA-2017:0212
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 7Fixed RHSA-2017:0211
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6.0 (Juno) for RHEL 7Fixed RHSA-2017:0213
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7.0 (Kilo) for RHEL 7Fixed RHSA-2017:0214
Red Hat Gluster Storage Nagios 3.1 on RHEL-6Fixed RHSA-2017:0259
Red Hat Gluster Storage Nagios 3.1 on RHEL-7Fixed RHSA-2017:0258
Red Hat Gluster Storage Server 3.1 on RHEL-6Fixed RHSA-2017:0259
Red Hat Gluster Storage Server 3.1 on RHEL-7Fixed RHSA-2017:0258
Not affected: 3 products
  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton)
  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty)
  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka)

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-9566
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9332-j4wp-2xcq

References

Exploit 2

Patch 1

Advisory 11

Other 2

  • TI-2009-02180 statuswml.cgi in Nagios before 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2012-05060 Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the get_history function in history.cgi in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2016-07788 MagpieRSS, as used in the front-end component in Nagios Core before 4.2.2 might allow… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2013-05840 Multiple off-by-one errors in Nagios Core 3.5.1, 4.0.2, and earlier, and Icinga before… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.5
  • TI-2008-04579 The _httpsrequest function (Snoopy/Snoopy.class.php) in Snoopy 1.2.3 and earlier, as used… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2014-04112 Snoopy allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
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