Description
Gentoo Portage through 2.3.84 allows local users to place a Trojan horse plugin in the /usr/lib64/nagios/plugins directory by leveraging access to the nagios user account, because this directory is writable in between a call to emake and a call to fowners.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 5.5/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/21/1Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/692492Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/21/1Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/692492Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Jan 21, 2020
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified