What is the severity of CVE-2015-1324?

CVE-2015-1324 has been assigned a medium severity rating due to its potential for local privilege escalation.

How do I fix CVE-2015-1324?

To fix CVE-2015-1324, upgrade to the latest version of Apport as provided in the respective Ubuntu security updates.

What systems are affected by CVE-2015-1324?

CVE-2015-1324 affects Ubuntu versions 12.04 LTS, 14.04 LTS, 14.10, and 15.04 prior to their respective patched versions.

Is it possible to exploit CVE-2015-1324 remotely?

No, CVE-2015-1324 requires local access to exploit, making it a local privilege escalation vulnerability.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2015-1324?

CVE-2015-1324 is categorized as a local privilege escalation vulnerability allowing unauthorized file writes.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2015-1324

high

7.8

CWE

264

25/8/2017

6/8/2024

CVE-2015-1324

First published: Fri Aug 25 2017(Updated: )

Apport before 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.1 as packaged in Ubuntu 15.04, before 2.14.70ubuntu8.5 as packaged in Ubuntu 14.10, before 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.11 as packaged in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, and before 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.9 as packaged in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS allow local users to write to arbitrary files and gain root privileges by leveraging incorrect handling of permissions when generating core dumps for setuid binaries.

Credit: security@ubuntu.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Ubuntu	=12.04
Ubuntu	=14.04
Ubuntu	=14.10
Ubuntu	=15.04

Remedy

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2609-1

Remedy

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/+bug/1452239

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-1324?
CVE-2015-1324 has been assigned a medium severity rating due to its potential for local privilege escalation.
How do I fix CVE-2015-1324?
To fix CVE-2015-1324, upgrade to the latest version of Apport as provided in the respective Ubuntu security updates.
What systems are affected by CVE-2015-1324?
CVE-2015-1324 affects Ubuntu versions 12.04 LTS, 14.04 LTS, 14.10, and 15.04 prior to their respective patched versions.
Is it possible to exploit CVE-2015-1324 remotely?
No, CVE-2015-1324 requires local access to exploit, making it a local privilege escalation vulnerability.
What type of vulnerability is CVE-2015-1324?
CVE-2015-1324 is categorized as a local privilege escalation vulnerability allowing unauthorized file writes.

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