# CVE-2015-5228: The service daemon in CRIU creates log and dump files insecurely, which allows local users to create arbitrary files and take ownership of e

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2016-06-07 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The service daemon in CRIU creates log and dump files insecurely, which allows local users to create arbitrary files and take ownership of existing files via unspecified vectors related to a directory path.

## What to do

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## References

- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/25/5
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-09/msg00030.html
- https://lists.openvz.org/pipermail/criu/2015-August/021847.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1255782

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