fts.c in coreutils 8.4 allows local users to delete arbitrary files.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2015-1865 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| Base Score | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | High |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
Find out more about Red Hat support for the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | coreutils | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | coreutils | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | coreutils | Will not fix |
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