CVE-2015-2285
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Mar 12, 2015
- Updated
- Sep 17, 2024
- Reserved
- Mar 12, 2015
Description
The logrotation script (/etc/cron.daily/upstart) in the Ubuntu Upstart package before 1.13.2-0ubuntu9, as used in Ubuntu Vivid 15.04, allows local users to execute arbitrary commands and gain privileges via a crafted file in /run/user/*/upstart/sessions/.
Scores
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Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
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n/an/a |
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References
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/upstart/+bug/1425685
- 20150302 upstart logrotate privilege escalation in Ubuntu Vivid (development)mailing-list
- http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2015/UpstartLogrotationPrivilegeEscalation/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130587/Ubuntu-Vivid-Upstart-Privilege-Escalation.html
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