Red Hat Automatic Bug Reporting Tool Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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• cpe oracle/linux7
• cpe redhat/automatic bug reporting toolversion unspecified
• cpe redhat/enterprise linux6.0
• cpe redhat/enterprise linux7.0
• cpe redhat/enterprise linux desktop7.0
• cpe redhat/enterprise linux hpc node7.0
• cpe redhat/enterprise linux server7.0
• cpe redhat/enterprise linux workstation7.0
• vendor Red Hat Automatic Bug Reporting Toolversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2015-5287

• Recommended remediation

  Apply 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. CISA due date Sep 9, 2026.

• Official advisories

  • CISA KEV · cisa.gov
  • CVE.org · cve.org
  • FIRST EPSS · first.org
  • NIST NVD · nvd.nist.gov
  • Packet Storm Security · packetstormsecurity.com
  • VulnCheck KEV · vulncheck.com

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

• Repository · github.com

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

1. Dec 7, 2015 · Catalog

   Detected

   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.

2. Aug 26, 2026 · CISA KEV

   Known exploited

   Apply 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

3. Aug 26, 2026 · Catalog

   Updated

   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.

4. Sep 9, 2026 · CISA KEV

   Remediation due

   Apply 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

Sources

• CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2015-5287

  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.

  cisa.gov
• CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2015-5287

  Official CVE identifier

  cve.org
• FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2015-5287

  30-day exploitation probability 5.0%

  first.org
• Exploit DatabasePublic exploit reference38832

  Public archive entry. The exploit body is not stored here.

  exploit-db.com
• Exploit DatabasePublic exploit reference47421

  Public archive entry. The exploit body is not stored here.

  exploit-db.com
• Metasploit ModulesPublic exploit moduleexploit_linux/local/abrt_sosreport_priv_esc

  Public module reference (excellent). Module source is not copied into this catalog.

  rapid7.com
• NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2015-5287

  The abrt-hook-ccpp help program in Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) before 2.7.1 allows local users with certain permissions to gain privileges via a symlink attack on a file with a predictable name, as demonstrated by /var/tmp/abrt/abrt-hax-coredump or /var/spool/abrt/abrt-ha

  nvd.nist.gov
• Packet Storm SecurityCited referencehttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154592/ABRT-sosreport-Privilege-Escalation.html

  Packet Storm link already published on the finding.

  packetstormsecurity.com
• VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2015-5287

  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

  vulncheck.com

References

• Third Party Advisory · packetstormsecurity.com
• Vendor Advisory · rhn.redhat.com
• Exploit · openwall.com
• Third Party Advisory · oracle.com
• Third Party Advisory · securityfocus.com
• VulnCheck exploitation evidence · blog.talosintelligence.com
• Exploit · bugzilla.redhat.com
• CISA note · github.com
• CISA note · nvd.nist.gov
• VulnCheck exploitation evidence · previdian.com
• CISA note · cisa.gov
• CISA note · cisa.gov
• VulnCheck exploitation evidence · cisa.gov
• VulnCheck exploitation evidence · recordedfuture.com

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.