CVE-2019-3698
mediumpriority · track · 28EPSS 0.007 · 52 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5.7–7
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affected products (7)
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references (12)
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- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00014.htmlcnnvd
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00022.htmlcnnvd
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1156309cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-3698cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/openSUSE-SUSE-LE-privilege-escalation-via-Nagios-Symlink-Race-32000cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2022.5104cnnvd
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00014.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00022.htmlenisa_euvd
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