CVE-2015-1324
Published: 21 May 2015
Apport before 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.1 as packaged in Ubuntu 15.04, before 2.14.70ubuntu8.5 as packaged in Ubuntu 14.10, before 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.11 as packaged in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, and before 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.9 as packaged in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS allow local users to write to arbitrary files and gain root privileges by leveraging incorrect handling of permissions when generating core dumps for setuid binaries.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| mdeslaur | 2609-1 |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
apport Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Released
(2.0.1-0ubuntu17.9)
|
| trusty |
Released
(2.14.1-0ubuntu3.11)
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| utopic |
Released
(2.14.7-0ubuntu8.5)
|
|
| vivid |
Released
(2.17.2-0ubuntu1.1)
|
|
| wily |
Released
(2.17.3-0ubuntu1)
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(2.17.3-0ubuntu1)
|
|
| yakkety |
Released
(2.17.3-0ubuntu1)
|
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| zesty |
Released
(2.17.3-0ubuntu1)
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.8 |
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | Low |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |