CVE-2015-1325

Summary

Race condition in 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.

Impact & exploitability

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products we track (1)

Recommendation

Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.

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

Additional information

• NVD record
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2609-1Patch
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74769Advisory
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jun/9
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/21/10Advisory
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37088/Advisory