CVE-2015-3159 (GCVE-0-2015-3159)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-01-14 18:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 05:39
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
The abrt-action-install-debuginfo-to-abrt-cache help program in Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) does not properly handle the process environment before invoking abrt-action-install-debuginfo, which allows local users to gain privileges.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CWE
- Privilege
Assigner
References
3 references
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|---|---|
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1216962 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/9943a77bca37a… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/9a4100678fea4… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Impacted products
Date Public
2015-04-29 00:00
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