CVE-2015-3315· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) allows local users to read, change the ownership of, or have other unspecified impact on arbitrary files

Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) allows local users to read, change the ownership of, or have other unspecified impact on arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) /var/tmp/abrt/*/maps, (2) /tmp/jvm-*/hs_error.log, (3) /proc/*/exe, (4) /etc/os-release in a chroot, or (5) an unspecified root directory related to librpm.

HighCVSS 7.8 · v3.0—Weaponized Fix available

Published: Jun 26, 2017
Updated: Jun 16, 2026
EPSS: 4.8% · 92th percentile
CWE: CWE-59

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CVSS: 31 / 40 · 7.8 / 10
CISA KEV: 0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS: 1 / 30 · 4.8%

Affected systems

Vendor	Product	CPE
redhat	automatic bug reporting tool	cpe:2.3:a:redhat:automatic_bug_reporting_tool
redhat	enterprise linux desktop	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop
redhat	enterprise linux hpc node	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node
redhat	enterprise linux hpc node eus	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node_eus
redhat	enterprise linux server	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server
redhat	enterprise linux server eus	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus
redhat	enterprise linux workstation	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation

Affected versions

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redhat automatic bug reporting toolall versions

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

Ecosystem	Package	Affected range	Fix
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	abrt	before 0:2.0.8-26.el6_6.1	0:2.0.8-26.el6_6.1
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	abrt-addon-ccpp	before 0:2.0.8-26.el6_6.1	0:2.0.8-26.el6_6.1
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	abrt-addon-kerneloops	before 0:2.0.8-26.el6_6.1	0:2.0.8-26.el6_6.1
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	abrt-addon-python	before 0:2.0.8-26.el6_6.1	0:2.0.8-26.el6_6.1
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	abrt-addon-vmcore	before 0:2.0.8-26.el6_6.1	0:2.0.8-26.el6_6.1
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	abrt-cli	before 0:2.0.8-26.el6_6.1	0:2.0.8-26.el6_6.1
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	abrt-console-notification	before 0:2.0.8-26.el6_6.1	0:2.0.8-26.el6_6.1
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	abrt-debuginfo	before 0:2.0.8-26.el6_6.1	0:2.0.8-26.el6_6.1
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	abrt-desktop	before 0:2.0.8-26.el6_6.1	0:2.0.8-26.el6_6.1
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	abrt-devel	before 0:2.0.8-26.el6_6.1	0:2.0.8-26.el6_6.1
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	abrt-gui	before 0:2.0.8-26.el6_6.1	0:2.0.8-26.el6_6.1
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	abrt-libs	before 0:2.0.8-26.el6_6.1	0:2.0.8-26.el6_6.1
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	abrt-python	before 0:2.0.8-26.el6_6.1	0:2.0.8-26.el6_6.1
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	abrt-tui	before 0:2.0.8-26.el6_6.1	0:2.0.8-26.el6_6.1
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	libreport	before 0:2.0.9-21.el6_6.1	0:2.0.9-21.el6_6.1
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	libreport-cli	before 0:2.0.9-21.el6_6.1	0:2.0.9-21.el6_6.1
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	libreport-compat	before 0:2.0.9-21.el6_6.1	0:2.0.9-21.el6_6.1
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	libreport-debuginfo	before 0:2.0.9-21.el6_6.1	0:2.0.9-21.el6_6.1
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	libreport-devel	before 0:2.0.9-21.el6_6.1	0:2.0.9-21.el6_6.1
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	libreport-filesystem	before 0:2.0.9-21.el6_6.1	0:2.0.9-21.el6_6.1
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	libreport-gtk	before 0:2.0.9-21.el6_6.1	0:2.0.9-21.el6_6.1
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	libreport-gtk-devel	before 0:2.0.9-21.el6_6.1	0:2.0.9-21.el6_6.1
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	libreport-newt	before 0:2.0.9-21.el6_6.1	0:2.0.9-21.el6_6.1
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	libreport-plugin-bugzilla	before 0:2.0.9-21.el6_6.1	0:2.0.9-21.el6_6.1

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31Monitor
CVE-2015-1869The default event handling scripts in Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) allow local users to gain privileges as demonstrated by a symlink
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CVE-2011-4088ABRT might allow attackers to obtain sensitive information from crash reports.
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Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / package	Fixed version	Source
red hat:abrt	0:2.1.11-22.el7_1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	Package registry (OSV)
red hat:abrt-addon-ccpp	0:2.1.11-22.el7_1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	Package registry (OSV)
red hat:abrt-addon-kerneloops	0:2.1.11-22.el7_1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	Package registry (OSV)
red hat:abrt-addon-pstoreoops	0:2.1.11-22.el7_1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	Package registry (OSV)
red hat:abrt-addon-python	0:2.1.11-22.el7_1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	Package registry (OSV)
red hat:abrt-addon-vmcore	0:2.1.11-22.el7_1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	Package registry (OSV)
red hat:abrt-addon-xorg	0:2.1.11-22.el7_1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	Package registry (OSV)
red hat:abrt-cli	0:2.1.11-22.el7_1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	Package registry (OSV)
red hat:abrt-console-notification	0:2.1.11-22.el7_1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	Package registry (OSV)
red hat:abrt-dbus	0:2.1.11-22.el7_1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	Package registry (OSV)
red hat:abrt-debuginfo	0:2.1.11-22.el7_1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	Package registry (OSV)
red hat:abrt-desktop	0:2.1.11-22.el7_1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

Weaponized

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Evidence

Metasploit module ×1
Exploit-DB entry ×3

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Public exploit evidence
Source	Kind	Date
Exploit-DB entry	local	2015-04-14
Exploit-DB entry	local	2018-02-16
Exploit-DB entry	local	2018-02-16
Metasploit module	exploit/linux/local/abrt_raceabrt_priv_escABRT raceabrt Privilege Escalationexploit	2015-04-14

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Timeline

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First PoCApr 14, 2015-804 d
MetasploitApr 14, 2015-804 d
PublishedJun 26, 2017
TodaySep 30, 2026+3383 d

EPSS, last 120 days

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Attack conditions

Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
A low-privileged account is enough.
No user action is required.
No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality: high · data can be read
Integrity: high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability: high · the service can be disrupted

Attack vector: Local
Attack complexity: Low
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality impact: High
Integrity impact: High
Availability impact: High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-59 · Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Fix✗ → ✓Sep 28, 2026, 10:45 PM UTC

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