Medium severity4.7NVD Advisory· Published Jun 26, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-3142
CVE-2015-3142
Description
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.
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Affected products
2- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:automatic_bug_reporting_tool:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: <=2.1.11
Patches
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References
5- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1083.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/17/5nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/75116nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1210.htmlnvd
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