{ "CVE_data_meta": { "ASSIGNER": "security@ubuntu.com", "ID": "CVE-2015-1338", "STATE": "PUBLIC" }, "affects": { "vendor": { "vendor_data": [ { "product": { "product_data": [ { "product_name": "n/a", "version": { "version_data": [ { "version_value": "n/a" } ] } } ] }, "vendor_name": "n/a" } ] } }, "data_format": "MITRE", "data_type": "CVE", "data_version": "4.0", "description": { "description_data": [ { "lang": "eng", "value": "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." } ] }, "problemtype": { "problemtype_data": [ { "description": [ { "lang": "eng", "value": "n/a" } ] } ] }, "references": { "reference_data": [ { "name": "USN-2744-1", "refsource": "UBUNTU", "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2744-1" }, { "name": "https://launchpad.net/apport/trunk/2.19", "refsource": "CONFIRM", "url": "https://launchpad.net/apport/trunk/2.19" }, { "name": "38353", "refsource": "EXPLOIT-DB", "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38353/" }, { "name": "https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/+bug/1492570", "refsource": "CONFIRM", "url": "https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/+bug/1492570" }, { "name": "http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2015/ApportKernelCrashdumpFileAccessVulnerabilities/", "refsource": "MISC", "url": "http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2015/ApportKernelCrashdumpFileAccessVulnerabilities/" }, { "name": "20150927 Apport kernel_crashdump symlink vulnerability exploitation", "refsource": "FULLDISC", "url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Sep/101" }, { "name": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133723/Ubuntu-Apport-kernel_crashdump-Symlink.html", "refsource": "MISC", "url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133723/Ubuntu-Apport-kernel_crashdump-Symlink.html" } ] } }