CVE-2015-5273
low
CVSS v3
—
CVSS v2
3.6
VIR risk
3.6
Description
The abrt-action-install-debuginfo-to-abrt-cache help program in Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) before 2.7.1 allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on unpacked.cpio in a pre-created directory with a predictable name in /var/tmp.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2505.html
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| rhel | 7.0 | affected | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhat | automatic_bug_reporting_tool | {"endIncluding":"2.7.0"} | |
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172809.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2505.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/01/1
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78113
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1262252
- https://github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/50ee8130fb4cd4ef1af7682a2c85dd99cb99424e
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172809.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2505.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/01/1
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78113
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1262252
- https://github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/50ee8130fb4cd4ef1af7682a2c85dd99cb99424e
CWEs
CWE-59
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.