CVE catalog
CVE-2017-16933
icinga2: CVE-2017-16933
- Severity
- High · CVSS 7
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.30% · Oct 25, 2026
etc/initsystem/prepare-dirs in Icinga 2.x through 2.8.1 has a chown call for a filename in a user-writable directory, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging access to the $ICINGA2_USER account for creation of a link.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | icinga2 | sid | 2.16.5-1 | fixed |
| Debian | icinga2 | forky | 2.16.5-1 | fixed |
| Debian | icinga2 | trixie | 2.14.6-1 | fixed |
| Debian | icinga2 | trixie-security | 2.14.6-1+deb13u1 | fixed |
| Debian | icinga2 | bookworm | 2.13.6-2+deb12u2 | fixed |
| Opensuse | icinga2 | tumbleweed | 2.13.1-1.3 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | icinga2 | 16.04 | 2.3.8-1build1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | icinga2 | 16.04 | 2.3.11-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | icinga2 | 16.04 | 2.4.0-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | icinga2 | 16.04 | 2.4.1-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | icinga2 | 16.04 | 2.4.1-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | icinga2 | 16.04 | 2.4.1-2ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | icinga2 | 18.04 | 2.7.0-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | icinga2 | 18.04 | 2.8.1-0ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | icinga2 | source | sid | 2.8.4-1 | low | Not reported | [883247] |
| Debian | icinga2 | source | forky | 2.8.4-1 | low | Not reported | [883247] |
| Debian | icinga2 | source | trixie | 2.8.4-1 | low | Not reported | [883247] |
| Debian | icinga2 | source | bookworm | 2.8.4-1 | low | Not reported | [883247] |
| Opensuse | icinga2 | rpm | tumbleweed | 2.13.1-1.3 | Not reported | OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10856-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [icinga2]Unknown
Details (2)
2.13.6-2+deb12u2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.8.4-1dsa · icinga2 · debian · bookworm; dsa · icinga2 · debian · 12
2.13.6-2+deb12u2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.8.4-1dsa · icinga2 · debian · bookworm; dsa · icinga2 · debian · 12
- [icinga2-bin]Unknown
Source package: [icinga2]
Details (2)
2.13.6-2+deb12u2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.8.4-1dsa · icinga2 · debian · bookworm; dsa · icinga2 · debian · 12
2.13.6-2+deb12u2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.8.4-1dsa · icinga2 · debian · bookworm; dsa · icinga2 · debian · 12
- [icinga2-common]Unknown
Source package: [icinga2]
Details (2)
2.13.6-2+deb12u2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.8.4-1dsa · icinga2 · debian · bookworm; dsa · icinga2 · debian · 12
2.13.6-2+deb12u2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.8.4-1dsa · icinga2 · debian · bookworm; dsa · icinga2 · debian · 12
- [icinga2-doc]Unknown
Source package: [icinga2]
Details (2)
2.13.6-2+deb12u2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.8.4-1dsa · icinga2 · debian · bookworm; dsa · icinga2 · debian · 12
2.13.6-2+deb12u2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.8.4-1dsa · icinga2 · debian · bookworm; dsa · icinga2 · debian · 12
- [icinga2-ido-mysql]Unknown
Source package: [icinga2]
Details (2)
2.13.6-2+deb12u2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.8.4-1dsa · icinga2 · debian · bookworm; dsa · icinga2 · debian · 12
2.13.6-2+deb12u2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.8.4-1dsa · icinga2 · debian · bookworm; dsa · icinga2 · debian · 12
- [icinga2-ido-pgsql]Unknown
Source package: [icinga2]
Details (2)
2.13.6-2+deb12u2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.8.4-1dsa · icinga2 · debian · bookworm; dsa · icinga2 · debian · 12
2.13.6-2+deb12u2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.8.4-1dsa · icinga2 · debian · bookworm; dsa · icinga2 · debian · 12
- [vim-icinga2]Unknown
Source package: [icinga2]
Details (2)
2.13.6-2+deb12u2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.8.4-1dsa · icinga2 · debian · bookworm; dsa · icinga2 · debian · 12
2.13.6-2+deb12u2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.8.4-1dsa · icinga2 · debian · bookworm; dsa · icinga2 · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [icinga2]Unknown
Details (4)
2.14.6-1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.8.4-1dsa · icinga2 · debian · 13
2.14.6-1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.8.4-1dsa · icinga2 · debian · 13
2.14.6-1+deb13u1· amd64 · trixie-securityFixed · Fixed:
2.8.4-1dsa · icinga2 · debian · 13
2.14.6-1+deb13u1· arm64 · trixie-securityFixed · Fixed:
2.8.4-1dsa · icinga2 · debian · 13
- [icinga2-bin]Unknown
Source package: [icinga2]
Details (4)
2.14.6-1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.8.4-1dsa · icinga2 · debian · 13
2.14.6-1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.8.4-1dsa · icinga2 · debian · 13
2.14.6-1+deb13u1· amd64 · trixie-securityFixed · Fixed:
2.8.4-1dsa · icinga2 · debian · 13
2.14.6-1+deb13u1· arm64 · trixie-securityFixed · Fixed:
2.8.4-1dsa · icinga2 · debian · 13
- [icinga2-common]Unknown
Source package: [icinga2]
Details (4)
2.14.6-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.8.4-1dsa · icinga2 · debian · 13
2.14.6-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.8.4-1dsa · icinga2 · debian · 13
2.14.6-1+deb13u1· all · trixie-securityFixed · Fixed:
2.8.4-1dsa · icinga2 · debian · 13
2.14.6-1+deb13u1· all · trixie-securityFixed · Fixed:
2.8.4-1dsa · icinga2 · debian · 13
- [icinga2-doc]Unknown
Source package: [icinga2]
Details (4)
2.14.6-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.8.4-1dsa · icinga2 · debian · 13
2.14.6-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.8.4-1dsa · icinga2 · debian · 13
2.14.6-1+deb13u1· all · trixie-securityFixed · Fixed:
2.8.4-1dsa · icinga2 · debian · 13
2.14.6-1+deb13u1· all · trixie-securityFixed · Fixed:
2.8.4-1dsa · icinga2 · debian · 13
- [icinga2-ido-mysql]Unknown
Source package: [icinga2]
Details (4)
2.14.6-1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.8.4-1dsa · icinga2 · debian · 13
2.14.6-1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.8.4-1dsa · icinga2 · debian · 13
2.14.6-1+deb13u1· amd64 · trixie-securityFixed · Fixed:
2.8.4-1dsa · icinga2 · debian · 13
2.14.6-1+deb13u1· arm64 · trixie-securityFixed · Fixed:
2.8.4-1dsa · icinga2 · debian · 13
- [icinga2-ido-pgsql]Unknown
Source package: [icinga2]
Details (4)
2.14.6-1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.8.4-1dsa · icinga2 · debian · 13
2.14.6-1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.8.4-1dsa · icinga2 · debian · 13
2.14.6-1+deb13u1· amd64 · trixie-securityFixed · Fixed:
2.8.4-1dsa · icinga2 · debian · 13
2.14.6-1+deb13u1· arm64 · trixie-securityFixed · Fixed:
2.8.4-1dsa · icinga2 · debian · 13
- [vim-icinga2]Unknown
Source package: [icinga2]
Details (4)
2.14.6-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.8.4-1dsa · icinga2 · debian · 13
2.14.6-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.8.4-1dsa · icinga2 · debian · 13
2.14.6-1+deb13u1· all · trixie-securityFixed · Fixed:
2.8.4-1dsa · icinga2 · debian · 13
2.14.6-1+deb13u1· all · trixie-securityFixed · Fixed:
2.8.4-1dsa · icinga2 · debian · 13
[openSUSE Tumbleweed]
- [icinga2]Unknown
Source package: [icinga2]
Details (1)
2.16.5-1.1· x86_64 · tumbleweedFixed · Fixed:
2.13.1-1.3dsa · icinga2 · opensuse · tumbleweed
- [icinga2-bin]Unknown
Source package: [icinga2]
Details (1)
2.16.5-1.1· x86_64 · tumbleweedUnknown · Fixed:
2.13.1-1.3Version impact unknown
dsa · icinga2 · opensuse · tumbleweed
- [icinga2-common]Unknown
Source package: [icinga2]
Details (1)
2.16.5-1.1· x86_64 · tumbleweedUnknown · Fixed:
2.13.1-1.3Version impact unknown
dsa · icinga2 · opensuse · tumbleweed
- [icinga2-doc]Unknown
Source package: [icinga2]
Details (1)
2.16.5-1.1· x86_64 · tumbleweedUnknown · Fixed:
2.13.1-1.3Version impact unknown
dsa · icinga2 · opensuse · tumbleweed
- [icinga2-ido-mysql]Unknown
Source package: [icinga2]
Details (1)
2.16.5-1.1· x86_64 · tumbleweedUnknown · Fixed:
2.13.1-1.3Version impact unknown
dsa · icinga2 · opensuse · tumbleweed
- [icinga2-ido-pgsql]Unknown
Source package: [icinga2]
Details (1)
2.16.5-1.1· x86_64 · tumbleweedUnknown · Fixed:
2.13.1-1.3Version impact unknown
dsa · icinga2 · opensuse · tumbleweed
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/opensuse-su-2024_10856-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-16933]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-16933]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:10856-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-16933]
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