Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2015-1591 is a local privilege escalation issue in older Kamailio packaging/build behavior. A local user on an affected server may be able to gain higher privileges. This is not described as a remote internet exploit in the supplied sources. Likely exposure is Kamailio installations older than 4.2.0-2, especially systems using the affected Debian packaging path. Risk is highest on multi-user hosts or systems where untrusted local users can execute code. Treat as a targeted local escalation risk, not a broad emergency. Patch affected Kamailio servers during normal vulnerability remediation, with higher urgency for shared systems or voice infrastructure with many local users. Mitigation focus: Upgrade Kamailio packages to a vendor-fixed release where available.; Check Debian and Ubuntu vendor guidance for affected package status.; Avoid insecure FIFO or control paths in world-writable temporary directories..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/kamailio/kamailio/issues/48CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?msg=17%3Bfilename=0001-fix-fifo-and-ctl-defaults-pointing-to-unsecure-tmp-d.patch%3Batt=1%3Bbug=775681CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2015/CVE-2015-1591.htmlCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=775681CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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