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CVE-2015-3159

abrt: missing process environment sanitizaton in abrt-action-install-debuginfo-to-abrt-cache

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

6.6

CVSS 2.0

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Published · April 29, 2015

Updated · June 27, 2026

Description

It was discovered that the abrt-action-install-debuginfo-to-abrt-cache helper program did not properly filter the process environment before invoking abrt-action-install-debuginfo. A local attacker could use this flaw to escalate their privileges on the system.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 6.6
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N

CWE-20 · Improper Input Validation