Audit before 2.4.4 in Linux does not sanitize escape characters in filenames.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2015-5186 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 | 4.3 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | None |
Find out more about Red Hat support for the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | audit | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | audit | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | audit | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | audit | Will not fix |
| RHEV Manager 3 | rhev-hypervisor | Will not fix |
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