UBUNTU-CVE-2023-6740

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-6740
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2023/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-6740.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-6740
Upstream
Published
2024-01-12T08:15:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:56:01Z
Severity
  • 8.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

Privilege escalation in jar_signature agent plugin in Checkmk before 2.2.0p18, 2.1.0p38 and 2.0.0p39 allows local user to escalate privileges

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / check-mk

Package

Name
check-mk
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/check-mk@1.2.6p12-1ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.2.6p5-1
1.2.6p12-1
1.2.6p12-1ubuntu0.16.04.1
1.2.6p12-1ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "check-mk-agent",
            "binary_version": "1.2.6p12-1ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "check-mk-agent-logwatch",
            "binary_version": "1.2.6p12-1ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "check-mk-config-icinga",
            "binary_version": "1.2.6p12-1ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "check-mk-config-nagios3",
            "binary_version": "1.2.6p12-1ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "check-mk-livestatus",
            "binary_version": "1.2.6p12-1ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "check-mk-multisite",
            "binary_version": "1.2.6p12-1ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "check-mk-server",
            "binary_version": "1.2.6p12-1ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / check-mk

Package

Name
check-mk
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/check-mk@1.2.8p16-1ubuntu0.2?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.2.8p16-1ubuntu0.1
1.2.8p16-1ubuntu0.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "check-mk-agent",
            "binary_version": "1.2.8p16-1ubuntu0.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "check-mk-agent-logwatch",
            "binary_version": "1.2.8p16-1ubuntu0.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "check-mk-config-icinga",
            "binary_version": "1.2.8p16-1ubuntu0.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "check-mk-livestatus",
            "binary_version": "1.2.8p16-1ubuntu0.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "check-mk-multisite",
            "binary_version": "1.2.8p16-1ubuntu0.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "check-mk-server",
            "binary_version": "1.2.8p16-1ubuntu0.2"
        }
    ]
}