CVE-2012-5660

abrt: Race condition in abrt-action-install-debuginfo

Published Mar 12, 2013 CVSS 2.0 · 6.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
abrt-action-install-debuginfo in Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) 2.0.9 and earlier allows local users to set world-writable permissions for arbitrary files and possibly gain privileges via a symlink attack on "the directories used to store information about crashes."

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-5543 abrt-action-install-debuginfo in Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) 2.0.9 and earlier allows local users to set world-writable permissions for arbitrary files and possibly gain privileges via a symlink attack on "the directories used to store information about crashes."
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 9:14 PM
Reserved
Oct 24, 2012, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 12, 2013, 11:55 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:47 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jan 30, 2013, 12:00 AM