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Vulnerability record · CVE-2015-3315 · published 26 June 2017

CVE-2015-3315: Redhat automatic bug reporting tool link following vulnerability

Redhat · Automatic Bug Reporting Tool

Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) allows local users to read, change the ownership of, or have other unspecified impact on arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) /var/tmp/abrt/*/maps, (2) /tmp/jvm-*/hs_error.log, (3) /proc/*/exe, (4) /etc/os-release in a chroot, or (5) an unspecified root directory related to librpm.

7.8 CVSS 3.0 High EPSS 4.8% · top 8.4% CWE-59 · Link following
7.8CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 7.2
4.8%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
22References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) allows local users to read, change the ownership of, or have other unspecified impact on arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) /var/tmp/abrt/*/maps, (2) /tmp/jvm-*/hs_error.log, (3) /proc/*/exe, (4) /etc/os-release in a chroot, or (5) an unspecified root directory related to librpm.

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1083.html Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1210.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/14/4 Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/16/12 Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75117 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1211835 Issue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/17cb66b13997b0159b4253b3f5722db79f476d68 PatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/4f2c1ddd3e3b81d2d5146b883115371f1cada9f9 PatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/80408e9e24a1c10f85fd969e1853e0f192157f92 PatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/d6e2f6f128cef4c21cb80941ae674c9842681aa7 PatchThird Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44097/
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1083.html Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1210.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/14/4 Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/16/12 Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75117 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1211835 Issue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/17cb66b13997b0159b4253b3f5722db79f476d68 PatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/4f2c1ddd3e3b81d2d5146b883115371f1cada9f9 PatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/80408e9e24a1c10f85fd969e1853e0f192157f92 PatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/d6e2f6f128cef4c21cb80941ae674c9842681aa7 PatchThird Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44097/

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2015-3315), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.