High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Jan 14, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-1869
CVE-2015-1869
Description
The default event handling scripts in Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) allow local users to gain privileges as demonstrated by a symlink attack on a var_log_messages file.
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Affected products
3- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:automatic_bug_reporting_tool:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ABRT/ABRTv5Range: before 7417505e1d93cc95ec648b74e3c801bc67aacb9f
Patches
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References
4- github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/3287aa12eb205cff95cdd00d6d6c5c9a4f8f0ecanvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/7417505e1d93cc95ec648b74e3c801bc67aacb9fnvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/17/5nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
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