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title: "CVE-2015-5531\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2015-5531

Publication date 17 August 2015

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Elasticsearch before 1.6.1 allows
remote attackers to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors related to
snapshot API calls.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| elasticsearch | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release |
| 17.10 artful | Ignored end of life |
| 17.04 zesty | Ignored end of life |
| 16.10 yakkety | Ignored end of life |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 15.10 wily | Ignored end of life |
| 15.04 vivid | Ignored end of life |
| 14.10 utopic | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-5531)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5531)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2015-5531)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-5531)

### Other references

* <https://www.elastic.co/blog/elasticsearch-1-7-0-and-1-6-1-released#security>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5531>
