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.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 11 SP4 | nagios | 3.0.6-1.25.36.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2018:3240-1 |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES for SAP 11 SP4 | nagios | 3.0.6-1.25.36.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2018:3240-1 |
| SUSE Manager Client Tools 12 | icinga | 1.13.3-12.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2018:3620-1 |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 4 | icinga | 1.13.3-12.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2018:3620-1 |
Advisories 2
- SUSE-SU-2018:3620-1 Security update for icinga SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2018:3240-1 Security update for nagios SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- 95171 vdb-entry
- [oss-security] 20161230 Re: CVE request: Nagios: Incomplete fix for CVE-2016-8641 mailing-list