CVE-2015-5273

abrt: Insecure temporary directory usage in abrt-action-install-debuginfo-to-abrt-cache

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

4.3

CVSS 2.0

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Published · November 23, 2015

Updated · June 27, 2026

Description

It was found that the ABRT debug information installer (abrt-action-install-debuginfo-to-abrt-cache) did not use temporary directories in a secure way. A local attacker could use the flaw to create symbolic links and files at arbitrary locations as the abrt user.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 4.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CWE-377 · Insecure Temporary File