Nagios XI versions prior to 2011R1.9 contain privilege escalation vulnerabilities in the scripts that install or update system crontab entries. Due to time-of-check/time-of-use race conditions and missing synchronization or final-path validation, a local low-privileged user could manipulate filesystem state during crontab installation to influence the files or commands executed with elevated privileges, resulting in execution with higher privileges.
PUBLISHED5.2CWE-367
Nagios XI < 2011R1.9 Race Conditions in Crontab Install Scripts LPE
Problem type
Affected products
Nagios
XI
< 2011R1.9 - AFFECTED
References
nagios.com
https://www.nagios.com/changelog/nagios-xi/
vulncheck.com
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nagios-xi-race-conditions-in-crontab-install-script-lpe
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