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CVE-2015-3315 json

Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) allows local users to read, change the ownership of, or have other unspecified impact on arbitrary file…

published 9y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2015-3361

cvss
7.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
4.8%
EPSS 4.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 91%
public exploits
3
Metasploit and Exploit-DB

Summary

Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) allows local users to read, change the ownership of, or have other unspecified impact on arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) /var/tmp/abrt/*/maps, (2) /tmp/jvm-*/hs_error.log, (3) /proc/*/exe, (4) /etc/os-release in a chroot, or (5) an unspecified root directory related to librpm.

Patch / fix

  • abrt RHEL 6 2.0.8-26.el6_6.1
  • abrt-cli RHEL 6 2.0.8-26.el6_6.1
  • abrt-gui RHEL 6 2.0.8-26.el6_6.1
  • abrt-tui RHEL 6 2.0.8-26.el6_6.1
  • abrt-libs RHEL 6 2.0.8-26.el6_6.1
  • libreport RHEL 6 2.0.9-21.el6_6.1
  • abrt-python RHEL 6 2.0.8-26.el6_6.1
  • abrt-desktop RHEL 6 2.0.8-26.el6_6.1

red hat advisories RHSA-2015:1210RHSA-2015:1083

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red hat product security vex CVE-2015-3315 updated cvss 7.2

abrt: Various race-conditions and symlink issues found in abrt

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) abrt 2.1.11-22.el7_1, abrt-cli 2.1.11-22.el7_1, abrt-gui 2.1.11-22.el7_1, abrt-tui 2.1.11-22.el7_1, abrt-dbus 2.1.11-22.el7_1, abrt-libs 2.1.11-22.el7_1, +24 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) libreport-newt 2.1.11-23.el7_1, libreport-compat 2.1.11-23.el7_1, abrt-retrace-client 2.1.11-22.el7_1, abrt-addon-upload-watch 2.1.11-22.el7_1, libreport-plugin-logger 2.1.11-23.el7_1, libreport-rhel-bugzilla 2.1.11-23.el7_1, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) abrt 2.1.11-22.el7_1, abrt-cli 2.1.11-22.el7_1, abrt-tui 2.1.11-22.el7_1, abrt-libs 2.1.11-22.el7_1, libreport 2.1.11-23.el7_1, abrt-python 2.1.11-22.el7_1, +20 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) abrt-gui 2.1.11-22.el7_1, abrt-dbus 2.1.11-22.el7_1, abrt-desktop 2.1.11-22.el7_1, abrt-gui-libs 2.1.11-22.el7_1, libreport-newt 2.1.11-23.el7_1, libreport-compat 2.1.11-23.el7_1, +5 more
    fixed: vendor fix “It is recommended to disable abrt via the following command line, till the flaws have been resolved: sysctl -w kern.core_pattern=core Note: This will reset, if abrt is re-started.” RHSA-2015:1083
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) abrt 2.0.8-26.el6_6.1, abrt-cli 2.0.8-26.el6_6.1, abrt-gui 2.0.8-26.el6_6.1, abrt-tui 2.0.8-26.el6_6.1, abrt-libs 2.0.8-26.el6_6.1, libreport 2.0.9-21.el6_6.1, +14 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) abrt-python 2.0.8-26.el6_6.1, abrt-addon-vmcore 2.0.8-26.el6_6.1, libreport-filesystem 2.0.9-21.el6_6.1, abrt-console-notification 2.0.8-26.el6_6.1, libreport-plugin-bugzilla 2.0.9-21.el6_6.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) abrt 2.0.8-26.el6_6.1, abrt-cli 2.0.8-26.el6_6.1, abrt-tui 2.0.8-26.el6_6.1, abrt-libs 2.0.8-26.el6_6.1, libreport 2.0.9-21.el6_6.1, libreport-cli 2.0.9-21.el6_6.1, +10 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) abrt-gui 2.0.8-26.el6_6.1, abrt-python 2.0.8-26.el6_6.1, abrt-desktop 2.0.8-26.el6_6.1, libreport-gtk 2.0.9-21.el6_6.1, libreport-newt 2.0.9-21.el6_6.1, abrt-addon-vmcore 2.0.8-26.el6_6.1, +3 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) abrt 2.0.8-26.el6_6.1, abrt-cli 2.0.8-26.el6_6.1, abrt-gui 2.0.8-26.el6_6.1, abrt-tui 2.0.8-26.el6_6.1, abrt-libs 2.0.8-26.el6_6.1, libreport 2.0.9-21.el6_6.1, +14 more
    fixed: vendor fix “It is recommended to disable abrt via the following command line, till the flaws have been resolved: sysctl -w kern.core_pattern=core Note: This will reset, if abrt is re-started.” RHSA-2015:1210
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) abrt 2.1.11-22.el7_1, abrt 2.1.11-22.ael7b_1, abrt-cli 2.1.11-22.el7_1, abrt-gui 2.1.11-22.el7_1, abrt-tui 2.1.11-22.el7_1, abrt-dbus 2.1.11-22.el7_1, +54 more
    fixed: vendor fix “It is recommended to disable abrt via the following command line, till the flaws have been resolved: sysctl -w kern.core_pattern=core Note: This will reset, if abrt is re-started.” RHSA-2015:1083
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) abrt-python 2.0.8-26.el6_6.1, abrt-addon-vmcore 2.0.8-26.el6_6.1, libreport-filesystem 2.0.9-21.el6_6.1, abrt-console-notification 2.0.8-26.el6_6.1, libreport-plugin-bugzilla 2.0.9-21.el6_6.1
    fixed: vendor fix “It is recommended to disable abrt via the following command line, till the flaws have been resolved: sysctl -w kern.core_pattern=core Note: This will reset, if abrt is re-started.” RHSA-2015:1210
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) libreport-newt 2.1.11-23.el7_1, libreport-compat 2.1.11-23.el7_1, libreport-newt 2.1.11-23.ael7b_1, libreport-compat 2.1.11-23.ael7b_1, abrt-retrace-client 2.1.11-22.el7_1, abrt-retrace-client 2.1.11-22.ael7b_1, +8 more
    fixed: vendor fix “It is recommended to disable abrt via the following command line, till the flaws have been resolved: sysctl -w kern.core_pattern=core Note: This will reset, if abrt is re-started.” RHSA-2015:1083
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) abrt 2.0.8-26.el6_6.1, abrt-cli 2.0.8-26.el6_6.1, abrt-gui 2.0.8-26.el6_6.1, abrt-tui 2.0.8-26.el6_6.1, abrt-libs 2.0.8-26.el6_6.1, libreport 2.0.9-21.el6_6.1, +14 more
    fixed: vendor fix “It is recommended to disable abrt via the following command line, till the flaws have been resolved: sysctl -w kern.core_pattern=core Note: This will reset, if abrt is re-started.” RHSA-2015:1210
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) abrt 2.1.11-22.el7_1, abrt-cli 2.1.11-22.el7_1, abrt-gui 2.1.11-22.el7_1, abrt-tui 2.1.11-22.el7_1, abrt-dbus 2.1.11-22.el7_1, abrt-libs 2.1.11-22.el7_1, +24 more
    fixed: vendor fix “It is recommended to disable abrt via the following command line, till the flaws have been resolved: sysctl -w kern.core_pattern=core Note: This will reset, if abrt is re-started.” RHSA-2015:1083
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) abrt-python 2.0.8-26.el6_6.1, abrt-addon-vmcore 2.0.8-26.el6_6.1, libreport-filesystem 2.0.9-21.el6_6.1, abrt-console-notification 2.0.8-26.el6_6.1, libreport-plugin-bugzilla 2.0.9-21.el6_6.1
    fixed: vendor fix “It is recommended to disable abrt via the following command line, till the flaws have been resolved: sysctl -w kern.core_pattern=core Note: This will reset, if abrt is re-started.” RHSA-2015:1210
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) libreport-newt 2.1.11-23.el7_1, libreport-compat 2.1.11-23.el7_1, abrt-retrace-client 2.1.11-22.el7_1, abrt-addon-upload-watch 2.1.11-22.el7_1, libreport-plugin-logger 2.1.11-23.el7_1, libreport-rhel-bugzilla 2.1.11-23.el7_1, +1 more
    fixed: vendor fix “It is recommended to disable abrt via the following command line, till the flaws have been resolved: sysctl -w kern.core_pattern=core Note: This will reset, if abrt is re-started.” RHSA-2015:1083

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/linux/local/abrt_raceabrt_priv_esc)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

4.78% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.2 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

Sources

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