Vulnerability in Apport Project

CVE-2015-1338

kernel_crashdump in Apport before 2.19 allows local users to cause a denial of service (disk consumption) or possibly gain privileges via a (1) symlink or (2) hard link attack on /var/crash/vmcore.log.

EPSS: 0.009 (56.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-1338?
CVE-2015-1338 is a vulnerability in Apport Project, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. Published 2015-10-01.
Is CVE-2015-1338 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.