abrt: local privilege escalation through kernel.core_pattern
Published Feb 9, 2018
7.0
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 3.02%
Description
The crash reporting feature in Abrt allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging an execve by root after a chroot into a user-specified directory in a namedspaced environment.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 2.2.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
abrt
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
abrt
Not affected
Red Hat Storage 3
abrt
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | abrt | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | abrt | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Storage 3 | abrt | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue does not affect the version of abrt package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and 7. Additional information about this is available at https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1211223#c7
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (19 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 3.02% (0.03023) | 87.00th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 3.02% (0.03023) | 86.87th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 6.88% (0.06880) | 93.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 3.02% (0.03023) | 86.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 6.88% (0.06880) | 93.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 3.02% (0.03023) | 86.51th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 6.88% (0.06880) | 93.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 3.02% (0.03023) | 86.43th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 6.88% (0.06880) | 93.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.14% (0.03144) | 86.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 2, 2026 | 5.41% (0.05407) | 90.18th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.98% (0.03982) | 87.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00049) | 20.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 17, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00049) | 17.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00049) | 15.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 22, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 65.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (13)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131422/Fedora-abrt-Race-Condition.html x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131423/Linux-Apport-Abrt-Local-Root-Exploit.html x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131429/Abrt-Apport-Race-Condition-Symlink.html x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Apr/34 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/14/4 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing List
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74263 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-1862 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1211223 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/abrt/abrt/pull/810 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1862
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-1862
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36746/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36747/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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