Coreutils 8.4 fts.c File race condition

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Coreutils 8.4 and classified as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function in the library /lib/fts.c of the file fts.c. Performing a manipulation results in race condition (File). This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-1865. The attack needs to be approached locally. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Coreutils 8.4. This affects an unknown part in the library /lib/fts.c of the file fts.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a race condition vulnerability (File). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-362. The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

fts.c in coreutils 8.4 allows local users to delete arbitrary files.

The bug was discovered 04/13/2015. The weakness was presented 09/20/2017 by Rikus Goodell with cPanel as Bug 1211300 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-1865 since 02/17/2015. An attack has to be approached locally. A authentication is necessary for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 891 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 218561 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2015-1865), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (218561) and SecurityFocus (BID 76073†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

Name: File
Class: Race condition / File
CWE: CWE-362
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 218561
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2015-1865

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02/17/2015 🔍
04/13/2015 +55 days 🔍
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09/20/2017 +891 days 🔍
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09/21/2017 +1 days 🔍
08/07/2025 +2876 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: Bug 1211300
Researcher: Rikus Goodell
Organization: cPanel
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2015-1865 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-1865
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-106893
SecurityFocus: 76073 - GNU Coreutils '/lib/fts.c' Local Race Condition Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 09/21/2017 08:53
Updated: 08/07/2025 00:26
Changes: 09/21/2017 08:53 (66), 11/18/2019 08:48 (2), 03/04/2025 12:35 (18), 08/07/2025 00:26 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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