# CVE-2015-3150: abrt-dbus in Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) allows local users to delete or change the ownership of arbitrary files via the problem dir

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

## Affected

- ABRT: before 1951e7282043dfe1268d492aea056b554baedb75

## Description

abrt-dbus in Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) allows local users to delete or change the ownership of arbitrary files via the problem directory argument to the (1) ChownProblemDir, (2) DeleteElement, or (3) DeleteProblem method.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on ABRT, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1214457
- https://github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/6e811d78e2719988ae291181f5b133af32ce62d8
- https://github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/7814554e0827ece778ca88fd90832bd4d05520b1
- https://github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/b7f8bd20b7fb5b72f003ae3fa647c1d75f4218b7
- https://github.com/abrt/libreport/commit/1951e7282043dfe1268d492aea056b554baedb75

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