The abrt-action-install-debuginfo-to-abrt-cache help program in Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) before 2.7.1 allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on unpacked.cpio in a pre-created directory with a predictable name in /var/tmp.

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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-5252 The abrt-action-install-debuginfo-to-abrt-cache help program in Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) before 2.7.1 allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on unpacked.cpio in a pre-created directory with a predictable name in /var/tmp.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T06:41:09.354Z

Reserved: 2015-07-01T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2015-5273

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2015-12-07T18:59:00.137

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2015-5273

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2015-11-23T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-5273 - Bugzilla

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