CVE-2015-1338
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Oct 1, 2015
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Reserved
- Jan 22, 2015
Description
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- USN-2744-1vendor-advisory
- https://launchpad.net/apport/trunk/2.19
- 38353exploit
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/+bug/1492570
- http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2015/ApportKernelCrashdumpFileAccessVulnerabilities/
- 20150927 Apport kernel_crashdump symlink vulnerability exploitationmailing-list
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133723/Ubuntu-Apport-kernel_crashdump-Symlink.html
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