#VU10959 Privilege escalation in Abrt - CVE-2015-1862
Published: March 13, 2018 / Updated: June 17, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU10959
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-1862
CWE-ID: CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
Abrt
Abrt
Software vendor:
ABRT
ABRT
Description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists in the namespaced environment due to improper handling of crash reports. A local attacker can cause a race condition and gain elevated privileges.
The weakness exists in the namespaced environment due to improper handling of crash reports. A local attacker can cause a race condition and gain elevated privileges.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.