CVE-2015-1815

critical
Published 2015-03-30 ยท Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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not yet in upstream
VIR risk
10.0

Description

The get_rpm_nvr_by_file_path_temporary function in util.py in setroubleshoot before 3.2.22 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a file name.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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Exploits

Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.

Exploit-DB

EDB-36564 local linux
Sebastian Krahmer ยท 2015-03-30

Fedora 21 setroubleshootd 3.2.22 - Local Privilege Escalation

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OS impact

fedora Fedora Affected 1 release
VersionStatusFixed in
22 Affected โ€”

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
selinuxsetroubleshoot{"endIncluding":"3.2.21"}

References

CWEs

CWE-77

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.