Link Following Affecting abrt-dbus package, versions <0:2.1.11-35.el7


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Mature
EPSS
0.09% (40th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-ABRTDBUS-4585746
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed23 Nov 2015

Introduced: 23 Nov 2015

CVE-2015-5287  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-59  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 abrt-dbus to version 0:2.1.11-35.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2015:2505.

NVD Description

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

The abrt-hook-ccpp help program in Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) before 2.7.1 allows local users with certain permissions to gain privileges via a symlink attack on a file with a predictable name, as demonstrated by /var/tmp/abrt/abrt-hax-coredump or /var/spool/abrt/abrt-hax-coredump.

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