CVE-2024-28829

Publication date 20 August 2024

Last updated 3 July 2025


Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8 · High

Score breakdown

Description

Least privilege violation and reliance on untrusted inputs in the mk_informix Checkmk agent plugin before Checkmk 2.3.0p12, 2.2.0p32, 2.1.0p47 and 2.0.0 (EOL) allows local users to escalate privileges.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
check-mk 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected

Notes


sbeattie

mk_informix introduced in check-mk upstream v1.5.0b1

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.8 · High
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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