Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Util-linux - CVE-2015-5224
Published: August 23, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU38432
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-5224
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: kernel.org
Affected software:
Util-linux
Util-linux
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
The mkostemp function in login-utils in util-linux when used incorrectly allows remote attackers to cause file name collision and possibly other attacks.
How to mitigate CVE-2015-5224
Install update from vendor's website.