VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2015-1338

CVSS score7.2 HIGH
EPSS probability0.91%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2015-10-01
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Description

kernel_crashdump in Apport before 2.19 allows local users to cause a denial of service (disk consumption) or possibly gain privileges via a (1) symlink or (2) hard link attack on /var/crash/vmcore.log.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Primary references