CVE-2015-1865 Race condition in n/a

Medium 5.1 Published Updated

Local attackers can exploit a race condition in coreutils to delete arbitrary files, impacting system integrity.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2015-1865?

CVE-2015-1865 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Sep 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

fts.c in coreutils 8.4 allows local users to delete arbitrary files.

Weakness: CWE-362, CWE-367

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-1865?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Gnu Coreutils.

How do I fix CVE-2015-1865?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2015-1865 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2015-1865 exists.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-1865, GHSA-3x5m-g386-pxwq.

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