Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:20151338000
Revision Date:2015-10-01Version:1
Title:CVE-2015-1338 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
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.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2015-1338
Platform(s):Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) is installed.
  • AND The 'apport' package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '2.19-0ubuntu1').
    • BACK