Summary
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.
Remediation
CISA required actionApply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.
References
- Advisoryhttps://github.com/abrt/abrt/commit/3c1b60cfa62d39e5fff5a53a5bc53dae189e740e
- Advisoryhttps://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk
- Advisoryhttps://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-implementation-guidance-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk
- Advisoryhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5287
- Advisoryhttps://blog.talosintelligence.com/uat-10147-chinese-speaking-adversary-integrates-agentic-ai-into-post-compromise-operations/
- Referencehttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38832/
- Referencehttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1266837
- Referencehttps://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-5287