CVE-2015-5287
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Priority: 0.00
BB Relevance:
0/100
Published: N/A
Modified: N/A
First seen: 2026-10-29
Status: pending_score
Description
Red Hat Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) contains a privilege escalation vulnerability that could allow local users with certain permissions to gain privileges via a symlink attack on a file with a predictable name. The impacted product(s) could be end-of-life (EoL) and/or end-of-service (EoS). Users are advised to discontinue use and/or transition to a supported version.
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Vendor / Product
Red Hat — Automatic Bug Reporting Tool
Date Added
2026-08-26
Remediation Due
2026-09-09
This vulnerability affects an open-source component, third-party library, protocol, or proprietary implementation that could be used by different products. For more information, please see: https://github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/3c1b60cfa62d39e5fff5a53a5bc53dae189e740e ; BOD 26-04: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; Forensics Triage Requirements: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-implementation-guidance-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5287
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Affected Software (8)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| oracle | linux | 7 |
| redhat | automatic_bug_reporting_tool | < 2.7.0 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | 6.0 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | 7.0 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_desktop | 7.0 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_hpc_node | 7.0 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server | 7.0 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_workstation | 7.0 |
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