CVE-2015-3159

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-3159
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2020-01-14 18:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-02-13 00:47:00 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Redhat Automatic Bug Reporting Tool - All All All
Application Redhat Automatic Bug Reporting Tool - All All All

References

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1216962 – (CVE-2015-3159) CVE-2015-3159 abrt: missing process environment sanitizaton in abrt-action-install-debuginfo-to-abrt-cache CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
a-a-i-d-t-a-cache: sanitize umask · abrt/abrt@9a41006 · GitHub CONFIRM github.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal MISC access.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal MISC access.redhat.com
access.redhat.com | CVE-2015-3159 MISC access.redhat.com
a-a-i-d-t-a-cache: sanitize arguments · abrt/abrt@9943a77 · GitHub CONFIRM github.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
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