CVE-2015-3159

HIGH

ABRT - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1216962

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0016
EPSS Percentile 36.2%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

Status published
Products (1)
redhat/automatic_bug_reporting_tool
Published Jan 14, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026