CVE-2015-3315

HIGHNVD 7.87.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-05-14. NVD baseline CVSS 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Weaponized
7.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 5%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) allows local users to read, change the ownership of, or have other unspecified impact on arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) /var/tmp/abrt/*/maps, (2) /tmp/jvm-*/hs_error.log, (3) /proc/*/exe, (4) /etc/os-release in a chroot, or (5) an unspecified root directory related to librpm.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8(medium)
EPSS
90.9%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 26, 2017

Last Modified

May 13, 2026

References (22)

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2015-3315(2)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(2)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
redhatlibreport-0:2.0.9-21.el6_6.12015-07-07redhat
redhatlibreport-0:2.1.11-23.ael7b_12015-06-09redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 10× in last 7d / 35× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-07 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
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  39. 2026-05-22 12:19 UTCEG score recompute
  40. 2026-05-22 12:19 UTCVendor advisory
  41. 2026-05-22 12:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
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Publicly available exploits

(3 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (2 Exploit-DB entries). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Exploit-DBEDB-44097✓ verified
    First seen Feb 16, 2018

    ABRT - 'raceabrt' Privilege Escalation (Metasploit)

    Open source ↗
  • Exploit-DBEDB-36747✓ verified
    First seen Apr 14, 2015

    Abrt (Fedora 21) - Race Condition

    Open source ↗
  • Metasploitexploit/linux/local/abrt_raceabrt_priv_esc✓ verified
    First seen Apr 14, 2015

    ABRT raceabrt Privilege Escalation

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2015-3315?
CVE-2015-3315 is a high vulnerability published on June 26, 2017. Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) allows local users to read, change the ownership of, or have other unspecified impact on arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) /var/tmp/abrt//maps, (2) /tmp/jvm-/hs_error.log, (3) /proc/*/exe, (4) /etc/os-release in a chroot, or (5) an unspecified root…
When was CVE-2015-3315 disclosed?
CVE-2015-3315 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 26, 2017, with the most recent update on May 13, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2015-3315 actively exploited?
CVE-2015-3315 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 90.9% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2015-3315?
CVE-2015-3315 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2015-3315?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2015-3315, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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