Untrusted Search Path Affecting abrt-addon-vmcore package, versions <0:2.0.8-6.el6_3.2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-ABRTADDONVMCORE-1451482
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed30 Jan 2013

Introduced: 30 Jan 2013

CVE-2012-5660  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-426  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:6 abrt-addon-vmcore to version 0:2.0.8-6.el6_3.2 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2013:0215.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream abrt-addon-vmcore package and not the abrt-addon-vmcore package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL: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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