# CVE-2015-1862: The crash reporting feature in Abrt allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging an execve by root after a chroot into a user-specifi

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 2 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2018-02-09 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The crash reporting feature in Abrt allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging an execve by root after a chroot into a user-specified directory in a namedspaced environment.

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## References

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1211223
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/14/4
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131422/Fedora-abrt-Race-Condition.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36746/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131429/Abrt-Apport-Race-Condition-Symlink.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74263
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36747/
- https://github.com/abrt/abrt/pull/810
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131423/Linux-Apport-Abrt-Local-Root-Exploit.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Apr/34
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36747
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36746

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