abrt: missing process environment sanitizaton in abrt-action-install-debuginfo-to-abrt-cache
Published Jan 14, 2020
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.39%
Description
The abrt-action-install-debuginfo-to-abrt-cache help program in Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) does not properly handle the process environment before invoking abrt-action-install-debuginfo, which allows local users to gain privileges.
Affected products
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- Version before 9a4100678fea4d60ec93d35f4c5de2e9ad054f3aStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
- n/a
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
abrt-0:2.0.8-26.el6_6.1
Fixed · RHSA-2015:1210
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
libreport-0:2.0.9-21.el6_6.1
Fixed · RHSA-2015:1210
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
abrt-0:2.1.11-22.ael7b_1
Fixed · RHSA-2015:1083
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
libreport-0:2.1.11-23.ael7b_1
Fixed · RHSA-2015:1083
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | abrt-0:2.0.8-26.el6_6.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1210 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libreport-0:2.0.9-21.el6_6.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1210 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | abrt-0:2.1.11-22.ael7b_1 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1083 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libreport-0:2.1.11-23.ael7b_1 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1083 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00388) | 30.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00392) | 30.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.16% (0.00158) | 34.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 30.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 29.93th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 40.96th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 28.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 26.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 12.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (6)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3159 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1216962 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/9943a77bca37a0829ccd3784d1dfab37f8c24e7b x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/9a4100678fea4d60ec93d35f4c5de2e9ad054f3a x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3159
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-3159
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3159 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1216962 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/9943a77bca37a0829ccd3784d1dfab37f8c24e7b | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/9a4100678fea4d60ec93d35f4c5de2e9ad054f3a | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3159 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-3159 |
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