CVE-2017-15131

Name: CVE-2017-15131
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2018-01-09T21:29:00.373+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 0.32%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-15131 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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.. EPSS estimates a 0.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Metrics

EPSS Probability

0.32%

23.8th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Freedesktop	Xdg-User-Dirs	< 0.15.5
Redhat	Enterprise Linux	7.0

References

Timeline

Published: Jan 9, 2018
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2017-15131?

How severe is CVE-2017-15131?

Severity scoring for CVE-2017-15131 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 0.32% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-15131?

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Source: NVD / NIST