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CVE-2015-5287 — Red Hat Automatic Bug Reporting Tool Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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.
Vulnerability details
- Affected productsAutomatic Bug Reporting Tool
- KEV remediation due2026-09-09
Related reporting
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