# CVE-2014-8994: The check\_diskio plugin 3.2.6 and earlier for Nagios and Icinga allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a tem

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2014-11-28 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The check_diskio plugin 3.2.6 and earlier for Nagios and Icinga allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file with a predictable name (tmp/check_diskio_status-*-*).

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98849
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71208
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/679
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/701

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