# CVE-2015-3147: daemon/abrt-handle-upload.in in Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT), when moving problem reports from /var/spool/abrt-upload, allows local u

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-01-14 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- ABRT: before 2.6.0

## Description

daemon/abrt-handle-upload.in in Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT), when moving problem reports from /var/spool/abrt-upload, allows local users to write to arbitrary files or possibly have other unspecified impact via a symlink attack on (1) /var/spool/abrt or (2) /var/tmp/abrt.

## What to do

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## References

- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/17/5
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1212953
- https://github.com/abrt/abrt/pull/955
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1083.html
- https://github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/3746b7627218438ae7d781fc8b18a221454e9091

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