Link Following Affecting libreport-newt package, versions <0:2.1.11-23.0.1.el7_1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Proof of Concept
EPSS
0.08% (38th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-LIBREPORTNEWT-2493575
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed26 Jun 2017

Introduced: 26 Jun 2017

CVE-2015-3315  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-59  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 libreport-newt to version 0:2.1.11-23.0.1.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 libreport-newt package and not the libreport-newt package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Base Scores

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