vulntracker.iovulntracker.io
© 2026 vulntracker.io

CVE-2017-15131

N/A
Published: January 9, 2018 at 09:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:07 AM UTC
3 products affected across 2 vendorsEnterprise LinuxXdg User DirsGnome Session

Using RHEL shipped xdg-user-dirs and gnome-session by Red Hat, Inc.?

Get instant alerts when new vulnerabilities affect RHEL shipped xdg-user-dirs and gnome-session - before attackers find them.

Real-time alertsTrack your software stackFree plan available
Start FreeSign In
Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%

Description

It was found that system umask policy is not being honored when creating XDG user directories, since Xsession sources xdg-user-dirs.sh before setting umask policy. This only affects xdg-user-dirs before 0.15.5 as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Xdg User Dirs· Freedesktop
95%
v < 0.15.5
Affected range stops below 0.15.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Enterprise Linux· Red Hatrpm
95%
7.0
Gnome Session· Red Hat
60%
v < 0.15-5
Affected range stops below 0.15-5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (3)

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0842
x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1412762
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf9fa47ab66495c78bb4120b0754dd9531ca2ff0430f6685ac9b07772%40%3Cdev.mina.apache.org%3E

CVSS

4.6MEDIUM[email protected]
Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
PARTIAL
Availability
PARTIAL
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-284CWE-276

Get alerted

Stop reading CVE feeds looking for your own stack

Track the products you run and VulnTracker tells you when a new CVE affects them — with what is known about fixing it, and nothing about the rest.

Create accountSign in
Free plan, no card