CVE-2018-6536: Medium severity Icinga Icinga vulnerability
An issue was discovered in Icinga 2.x through 2.8.1. The daemon creates an icinga2.pid file after dropping privileges to a non-root account, which might allow local users to kill arbitrary processes by leveraging access to this non-root account for icinga2.pid modification before a root script executes a "kill cat /pathname/icinga2.pid" command, as demonstrated by icinga2.init.d.cmake.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2018-6536?
CVE-2018-6536 is a vulnerability discovered in Icinga 2.x through 2.8.1, where the daemon creates an icinga2.pid file after dropping privileges to a non-root account, which might allow local users to kill arbitrary processes by leveraging access to this non-root account for icinga2.pid modification before a root script execution.
What is the severity of CVE-2018-6536?
The severity of CVE-2018-6536 is medium with a CVSS score of 5.5.
How does CVE-2018-6536 affect Icinga?
CVE-2018-6536 affects Icinga 2.x versions through 2.8.1.
What is the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) ID for CVE-2018-6536?
The CWE ID for CVE-2018-6536 is 732.
Is there a reference link for CVE-2018-6536?
Yes, you can find more information about CVE-2018-6536 at the following link: [https://github.com/Icinga/icinga2/issues/5991](https://github.com/Icinga/icinga2/issues/5991).