Windows 'updates.exe' times out

[withanhdammit]

This issue respects the following points:

• This is a bug, not a question or a setup/configuration issue.
• This issue is not already reported on Github (I've searched it).
• I use the latest release of the Monitoring Plugins (https://github.com/Linuxfabrik/monitoring-plugins/releases).
• I agree to follow Monitoring Plugins's Code of Conduct.

Which variant of the Monitoring Plugins do you use?

• .rpm/.deb package from repo.linuxfabrik.ch
• Compiled for Linux (.tar/.zip from download.linuxfabrik.ch)
• Compiled for Windows (from download.linuxfabrik.ch)
• Source Code from GitHub

Bug description

Windows 'updates.exe' plugin always returns a timeout.

I initially had an issue with permissions, but following issue 695 resolved that, but now is returning timeouts.

This happens whether run via a check, from the command line, both standard as well as elevated.

Steps to reproduce - Plugin call

'C:\ProgramData\icinga2\usr\lib64\nagios\plugins\updates.exe' '--critical' '50' '--timeout' '300' '--warning' '2'

Steps to reproduce - Data

Run the check whether from the Icinga2 portal or from the command line.

Environment

Windows Server 2022, domain joined, running either via the Icinga2 check, or manually through a standard command prompt or an elevated command prompt.

Plugin Version

updates: v2023112901 by Linuxfabrik GmbH, Zurich/Switzerland

Python version

No response

List of Python modules

Using Windows compiled version

Additional Information

No response

[markuslf]

How long does the following command take on your machine? What does it return?

powershell -Command "
    $WindowsUpdates = New-Object -ComObject 'Microsoft.Update.Session';
    $SearchIndex = $WindowsUpdates.CreateUpdateSearcher();
    $Pending = $SearchIndex.Search('IsInstalled=0');
    foreach ($update in $Pending.Updates) {
        [string]$name = [string]::Format('{0} [{1}]', $update.Title, $update.LastDeploymentChangeTime);
        Write-Output $name;
    }
    "