Upstream information
Description
kernel_crashdump in Apport before 2.19 allows local users to cause a denial of service (disk consumption) or possibly gain privileges via a (1) symlink or (2) hard link attack on /var/crash/vmcore.log.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Resolved
This issue is currently rated as having important severity.
| National Vulnerability Database | |
|---|---|
| Base Score | 7.2 |
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | Low |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Complete |
| Integrity Impact | Complete |
| Availability Impact | Complete |
SUSE Security Advisories:
- SUSE-SU-2017:1938-1, published Mon Jul 24 13:11:42 MDT 2017
List of released packages
| Product(s) | Fixed package version(s) | References |
|---|---|---|
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 |
| Patchnames: slessp4-apport-13220 |
Status of this issue by product and package
Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.
| Product(s) | Source package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore. | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 | apport | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 | apport-crashdb-sle | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 | apport | Unsupported |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 | apport-crashdb-sle | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 | apport | Unsupported |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 | apport-crashdb-sle | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3 | apport | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3 | apport-crashdb-sle | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP3 | apport | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP3 | apport-crashdb-sle | Unsupported |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1-LTSS | apport | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1-LTSS | apport-crashdb-sle | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 | apport | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 | apport-crashdb-sle | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2-LTSS | apport | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2-LTSS | apport-crashdb-sle | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 | apport | Unsupported |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 | apport-crashdb-sle | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-LTSS | apport | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-LTSS | apport-crashdb-sle | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 | apport | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 | apport-crashdb-sle | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS | apport | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS | apport-crashdb-sle | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS | apport | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS | apport-crashdb-sle | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 | apport | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 | apport-crashdb-sle | Released |
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Thu Sep 24 15:22:31 2015CVE page last modified: Tue Dec 17 19:56:23 2024