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CVE-2015-1338

Published: 24 September 2015

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.

Priority

Medium

Status

Package Release Status
apport
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
precise
Released (2.0.1-0ubuntu17.10)
trusty
Released (2.14.1-0ubuntu3.15)
upstream Needs triage

vivid
Released (2.17.2-0ubuntu1.5)
wily
Released (2.19-0ubuntu1)
xenial
Released (2.19-0ubuntu1)
yakkety
Released (2.19-0ubuntu1)
zesty
Released (2.19-0ubuntu1)