Description
libreport 2.0.7 before 2.6.3 only saves changes to the first file when editing a crash report, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors related to the (1) backtrace, (2) cmdline, (3) environ, (4) open_fds, (5) maps, (6) smaps, (7) hostname, (8) remote, (9) ks.cfg, or (10) anaconda-tb file attachment included in a Red Hat Bugzilla bug report.
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 | 2.1.11-35.el7 | RHSA-2015:2505 |
| RHEL 7 | libreport +21 | 2.1.11-31.el7 | RHSA-2015:2505 |
| RHEL 6 | libreport +15 | 2.0.9-25.el6_7 | RHSA-2015:2504 |
Oracle Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle Linux 7 | abrt +20 | 2.1.11-35.0.1.el7 | ELSA-2015-2505 |
| Oracle Linux 7 | libreport +19 | 2.1.11-31.0.1.el7 | ELSA-2015-2505 |
Advisories 3
- RHSA-2015:2505 Red Hat Security Advisory: abrt and libreport security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Aug 27, 2026
- RHSA-2015:2504 Red Hat Security Advisory: libreport security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 27, 2026
- ELSA-2015-2505 Moderate: abrt and libreport security update (Oracle Linux 7) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Nov 25, 2015
References
- RHSA-2015:2505 vendor-advisory
- 77685 vdb-entry
- FEDORA-2015-6542ab6d3a vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2015:2504 vendor-advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- https://github.com/abrt/libreport/commit/257578a23d1537a2d235aaa2b1488ee4f818e360
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1270903