High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Jan 14, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-3159
CVE-2015-3159
Description
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.
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Affected products
2- ABRT/ABRTv5Range: before 9a4100678fea4d60ec93d35f4c5de2e9ad054f3a
Patches
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References
3- github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/9943a77bca37a0829ccd3784d1dfab37f8c24e7bnvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/9a4100678fea4d60ec93d35f4c5de2e9ad054f3anvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
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