FKIE_CVE-2015-1338

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2015-10-01 20:59 - Updated: 2025-04-12 10:46
Severity ?
Summary
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.
References
security@ubuntu.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133723/Ubuntu-Apport-kernel_crashdump-Symlink.htmlExploit
security@ubuntu.comhttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Sep/101
security@ubuntu.comhttp://www.halfdog.net/Security/2015/ApportKernelCrashdumpFileAccessVulnerabilities/Exploit
security@ubuntu.comhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2744-1
security@ubuntu.comhttps://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/+bug/1492570
security@ubuntu.comhttps://launchpad.net/apport/trunk/2.19Patch
security@ubuntu.comhttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38353/Exploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133723/Ubuntu-Apport-kernel_crashdump-Symlink.htmlExploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Sep/101
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2015/ApportKernelCrashdumpFileAccessVulnerabilities/Exploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2744-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/+bug/1492570
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://launchpad.net/apport/trunk/2.19Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38353/Exploit
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
apport_project apport *
canonical ubuntu_linux 12.04
canonical ubuntu_linux 14.04
canonical ubuntu_linux 15.04
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