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CVE-2026-73974: linuxfabrik-lib: Arbitrary root file read via live --test argument (lib.lftest) across sudoers-whitelisted plugins (LPE)

August 18, 2026

Every Linuxfabrik check plugin that supports the shared --test argument (routed through lib.lftest.test()) will, when --test is supplied, treat the first CSV element as a filesystem path and read its full contents as the plugin’s simulated STDOUT — running as root when the plugin is invoked through the shipped nagios/icinga sudoers allowlist. --test is a live production argument (centrally mapped to argparse.SUPPRESS, so it is hidden from --help but still accepted on the command line), not a build-time-only gate. This yields an arbitrary root file-read primitive (full disclosure on deb-updates; filtered disclosure / existence-and-readability oracle on ~22 other whitelisted plugins), i.e. local privilege escalation from the nagios account to root.

References

  • github.com/Linuxfabrik/lib/commit/d665042c55fae83a295ebc0023e8b77f6c473a28
  • github.com/Linuxfabrik/lib/releases/tag/v6.1.0
  • github.com/Linuxfabrik/monitoring-plugins/security/advisories/GHSA-rh9c-rqvg-f7pr
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-rh9c-rqvg-f7pr
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-73974

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Affected versions

All versions before 6.1.0

Fixed versions

  • 6.1.0

Solution

Upgrade to version 6.1.0 or above.

Impact 5.5 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
  • CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management

Source file

pypi/linuxfabrik-lib/CVE-2026-73974.yml

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