{"cve":"CVE-2015-1338","nvd":{"published":"2015-10-01T20:59:02.007","modified":"2026-06-17T00:22:13.367","status":"Modified","description":"kernel_crashdump in Apport before 2.19 allows local users to cause a denial of service (disk consumption) or possibly gain privileges via a (1) symlink or (2) hard link attack on /var/crash/vmcore.log.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-59"],"references":["http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133723/Ubuntu-Apport-kernel_crashdump-Symlink.html","http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Sep/101","http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2015/ApportKernelCrashdumpFileAccessVulnerabilities/","http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2744-1","https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/+bug/1492570"],"products":["apport_project:apport","canonical:ubuntu_linux"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:37:45.466985407+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2015-1338","score":0.0091,"percentile":0.59987,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}