Access Restriction Bypass Affecting abrt-libs package, versions <0:2.0.8-6.0.1.el6_3.2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE6-ABRTLIBS-2471382
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed12 Mar 2013

Introduced: 12 Mar 2013

CVE-2012-5660  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-264  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-362  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:6 abrt-libs to version 0:2.0.8-6.0.1.el6_3.2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2013-0215.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream abrt-libs package and not the abrt-libs package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

abrt-action-install-debuginfo in Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) 2.0.9 and earlier allows local users to set world-writable permissions for arbitrary files and possibly gain privileges via a symlink attack on "the directories used to store information about crashes."

CVSS Scores

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