Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in abrt-dbus in Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) allows local users to read, write to, or change ownership of arbitrary files via unspecified vectors to the (1) NewProblem, (2) GetInfo, (3) SetElement, or (4) DeleteElement method.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABRT | ABRT | before 7a47f57975be0d285a2f20758e4572dca6d9cdd3 | — |
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.
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 7 | abrt +20 | 2.1.11-22.ael7b_1 | RHSA-2015:1083 |
| RHEL 7 | libreport +21 | 2.1.11-23.ael7b_1 | RHSA-2015:1083 |
Oracle Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle Linux 7 | abrt +20 | 2.1.11-22.0.1.el7_1 | ELSA-2015-1083 |
| Oracle Linux 7 | libreport +19 | 2.1.11-23.0.1.el7_1 | ELSA-2015-1083 |
Advisories 2
- RHSA-2015:1083 Red Hat Security Advisory: abrt security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 27, 2026
- ELSA-2015-1083 Important: abrt security update (Oracle Linux 7) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Jun 9, 2015
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2015-3151
- https://github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/c796c76341ee846cfb897ed645bac211d7d0a932
- https://github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/f3c2a6af3455b2882e28570e8a04f1c2d4500d5b
- https://github.com/abrt/libreport/commit/54ecf8d017580b495d6501e53ca54e453a73a364
- https://github.com/abrt/libreport/commit/239c4f7d1f47265526b39ad70106767d00805277
- https://github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/7a47f57975be0d285a2f20758e4572dca6d9cdd3