---
id: CVE-2015-1862
title: >-
  The crash reporting feature in Abrt allows local users to gain privileges by
  leveraging an execve by root after a chroot into a user-specified directory in
  a namedspaced environment.
summary: >-
  The crash reporting feature in Abrt allows local users to gain privileges by
  leveraging an execve by root after a chroot into a user-specified directory in
  a namedspaced environment.
severity: high
cvss: 7
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-362
vendor: redhat
product: automatic_bug_reporting_tool
affected:
  - automatic_bug_reporting_tool <= 2.2.0
published: '2018-02-09'
updated: '2026-08-26'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1862'
references:
  - url: >-
      http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131422/Fedora-abrt-Race-Condition.html
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: >-
      http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131423/Linux-Apport-Abrt-Local-Root-Exploit.html
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: >-
      http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131429/Abrt-Apport-Race-Condition-Symlink.html
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Apr/34'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/14/4'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74263'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1211223'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/abrt/abrt/pull/810'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36746/'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36747/'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: >-
      http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131422/Fedora-abrt-Race-Condition.html
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: >-
      http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131423/Linux-Apport-Abrt-Local-Root-Exploit.html
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: >-
      http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131429/Abrt-Apport-Race-Condition-Symlink.html
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Apr/34'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/14/4'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74263'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1211223'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://github.com/abrt/abrt/pull/810'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36746/'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36747/'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
tags:
  - nvd
  - exploit-available
epss: 0.0688
epssPercentile: 0.93844
exploitAvailable: true
ingestedAt: '2026-08-26T20:49:11.372Z'
exploits:
  exploitdb: true
  checkedAt: '2026-09-21T15:23:36.795Z'
---

## Overview

The crash reporting feature in Abrt allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging an execve by root after a chroot into a user-specified directory in a namedspaced environment.

## Affected

- `automatic_bug_reporting_tool <= 2.2.0`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.