Link Following Affecting abrt-gui-devel package, versions <0:2.1.11-22.0.1.el7_1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.41% (34th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-ABRTGUIDEVEL-2493128
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed14 Jan 2020

Introduced: 14 Jan 2020

CVE-2015-1869  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-59  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 abrt-gui-devel to version 0:2.1.11-22.0.1.el7_1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2015-1083.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream abrt-gui-devel package and not the abrt-gui-devel package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

The default event handling scripts in Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) allow local users to gain privileges as demonstrated by a symlink attack on a var_log_messages file.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1