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
- Apport_project Apport
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 12.04, 14.04, 15.04
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@ubuntu.com (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)
- security@ubuntu.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch)
- security@ubuntu.com (Exploit, exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
- security@ubuntu.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- security@ubuntu.com (Exploit, x_refsource_MISC)
- security@ubuntu.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC)
- security@ubuntu.com (Exploit, x_refsource_MISC)
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.