CVE-2015-2285
published 2015-03-12CVE-2015-2285: 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…
PriorityP339high7.2CVSS 2.0
AVLACLAuNCCICAC
EXPLOIT
EPSS
1.01%
58.9th percentile
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/.
Affected
2 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | upstart | <= 1.13.2-0ubuntu7 | — |
| ubuntu | vivid | — | — |
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http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130587/Ubuntu-Vivid-Upstart-Privilege-Escalation.htmlhttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Mar/7http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2015/UpstartLogrotationPrivilegeEscalation/https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/upstart/+bug/1425685http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130587/Ubuntu-Vivid-Upstart-Privilege-Escalation.htmlhttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Mar/7http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2015/UpstartLogrotationPrivilegeEscalation/https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/upstart/+bug/1425685
2015-03-12
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