UBUNTU-CVE-2015-1338

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2015-1338

    Published: 24 Sept 2015Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2015-1338
    Aliases:
    USN-2744-1

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-1338, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2744-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-1338

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: apport

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.14.1-0ubuntu3.15

    Affected versions

    2.12.5-0ubuntu2
    2.12.6-0ubuntu1
    2.12.7-0ubuntu1
    2.12.7-0ubuntu2
    2.12.7-0ubuntu3
    2.12.7-0ubuntu6

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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