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Medium · 5.1 CVE-2015-1865 EUVD-2015-1972GHSA-3x5m-g386-pxwq

fts.c in coreutils 8.4 allows local users to delete arbitrary files.

Published Sep 20, 2017 · Updated Aug 6, 2025 · Assigned by redhat

Description

fts.c in coreutils 8.4 allows local users to delete arbitrary files.

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 coreutils 8.13-1 —
Debian 13 coreutils 8.13-1 —
Debian 12 coreutils 8.13-1 —

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