CVE-2015-3159 Privilege escalation in ABRT

High 7.8 Published 14 Jan 2020 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Local attackers can exploit improper environment handling in ABRT to gain elevated privileges on Red Hat systems.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2015-3159?

CVE-2015-3159 is a high-severity vulnerability in ABRT, published on 14 Jan 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The abrt-action-install-debuginfo-to-abrt-cache help program in Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) does not properly handle the process environment before invoking abrt-action-install-debuginfo, which allows local users to gain privileges.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-3159?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Redhat Automatic Bug Reporting Tool.

How do I fix CVE-2015-3159?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2015-3159 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-3159 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-77rf-6vjp-rjg6.