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CVE-2015-1338

kernel_crashdump in Apport before 2.19 allows local users to cause a denial of service (disk consumption) or possibly ga

kernel_crashdump in Apport before 2.19 allows local users to cause a denial of service (disk consumption) or possibly gain privileges via a (1) symlink or (2) hard link attack on /var/crash/vmcore.log.

HIGH · CVSS 7.2 EPSS 0.00379
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
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Affected Products & Versions

2
apport project apport<= 2.18.1
canonical ubuntu linuxall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

4
localApport 2.19 (Ubuntu 15.04) - Local Privilege Escalation2015-09-29
pocpacketstormsecurity.com · Ubuntu-Apport-kernel_crashdump-Symlink.htmlpacketstormsecurity.com
pocwww.halfdog.net · ApportKernelCrashdumpFileAccessVulnerabilitieswww.halfdog.net
pocwww.exploit-db.com · 38353www.exploit-db.com
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Scoring & Timeline

7.2
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · security@ubuntu.com
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v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD01 Oct 2015 · 08:59 PM
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Vendor Advisories

2
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2017:1938-1
usnUSN-2744-1
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References & Sources

4
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Sep/101
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2744-1
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/+bug/1492570
https://launchpad.net/apport/trunk/2.19Patch
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