Medium severity5.3NVD Advisory· Published Sep 6, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-5186
CVE-2015-5186
Description
Audit before 2.4.4 in Linux does not sanitize escape characters in filenames.
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Affected products
17- cpe:2.3:a:linux_audit_project:linux_audit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: <=2.4.3
- osv-coords15 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/audit&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/audit&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/audit&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/audit&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/audit&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/audit&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/audit&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/audit&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/audit&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/audit-secondary&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/audit-secondary&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/audit-secondary&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/audit-secondary&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/audit-secondary&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/audit-secondary&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP4
< 2.5-1.82+ 14 more
- (no CPE)range: < 2.5-1.82
- (no CPE)range: < 2.8.1-8.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.8.1-10.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.8.1-8.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.8.1-10.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.8.1-8.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.8.1-10.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.8.1-8.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.8.1-10.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.8.1-8.3.3
- (no CPE)range: < 2.8.1-10.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.8.1-8.3.3
- (no CPE)range: < 2.8.1-10.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.8.1-8.3.3
- (no CPE)range: < 2.8.1-10.3.2
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/13/9nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/76840nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- people.redhat.com/sgrubb/audit/ChangeLognvdRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
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