CVE-2015-3142

The kernel-invoked coredump processor in Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) does not properly check the ownership of files before writing core dumps to them, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by leveraging write permissions to the working directory of a crashed application.

Score

CVSS 3.0 4.7 Medium

Status

Modified - secalert@redhat.com

Published

2017-06-26

Last modified

2024-08-06

Weaknesses

CWE-200

Affected products

• Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (Redhat)

References

• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1083.html
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1210.html
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/17/5
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75116
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1212818