cvelist/2016/9xxx/CVE-2016-9566.json

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                "name": "GLSA-201702-26",
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                "name": "[debian-lts-announce] 20181224 [SECURITY] [DLA 1615-1] nagios3 security update",
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                "name": "20161215 Nagios Core < 4.2.4 Root Privilege Escalation [CVE-2016-9566]",
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