Vulnerability in Red Hat Kexec-Tools
CVE-2015-0267
The Red Hat module-setup.sh script for kexec-tools, as distributed in the kexec-tools before 2.0.7-19 packages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux, allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 3.6 (Low). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (26.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 27th percentile — 26.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/74622 (vdb-entry)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0986.html (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-0267?
- CVE-2015-0267 is a vulnerability in Red Hat Kexec-Tools. Published 2015-05-19.
- Is CVE-2015-0267 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.