Security readout for executives and security teams
This CVE affects older Nagios Core systems when RSS caching is enabled. A local user could abuse a temporary cache directory to overwrite files through a symlink attack. It is not described as remotely exploitable in the provided sources, but file overwrite on a monitoring server can become serious depending on permissions. Exposure is most likely on legacy Nagios Core deployments at 3.5.1 or earlier with MAGPIE_CACHE_ON enabled and local user access to the host. Prioritize remediation where legacy Nagios hosts are shared, internet-adjacent through admin workflows, or used for sensitive monitoring. Lower urgency is reasonable for isolated single-admin systems, but unsupported monitoring software remains operational risk. Mitigation focus: Identify Nagios Core installations at 3.5.1, 3.4.4, or earlier.; Check whether MAGPIE_CACHE_ON is set to 1.; Apply vendor updates or guidance from Nagios or Red Hat..
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- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=958002CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://www.nagios.org/projects/nagios-core/history/4x/CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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