Audit: log terminal emulator escape sequences handling
Published Sep 6, 2017
5.3
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.76%
Description
Audit before 2.4.4 in Linux does not sanitize escape characters in filenames.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 2.4.3
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
audit
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
audit
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
audit
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
audit
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3
rhev-hypervisor
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | audit | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | audit | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | audit | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | audit | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3 | rhev-hypervisor | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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 1, 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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.76% (0.02755) | 85.71th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.76% (0.02755) | 84.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.96% (0.00962) | 74.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.25% (0.00254) | 65.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.25% (0.00254) | 64.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 22, 2023 | 0.25% (0.00254) | 62.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 9, 2023 | 0.33% (0.00326) | 66.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.28% (0.00280) | 63.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/13/9 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76840 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5186 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1251621 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5186
- https://people.redhat.com/sgrubb/audit/ChangeLog x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5186
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/13/9 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76840 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5186 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1251621 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5186 | ||
| https://people.redhat.com/sgrubb/audit/ChangeLog | x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5186 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.