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CVE-2015-2234

Published: May 12, 2015

Modified: Aug 6, 2024

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Description

Race condition in Lenovo System Update (formerly ThinkVantage System Update) before 5.06.0034 uses world-writable permissions for the update files directory, which allows local users to gain privileges by writing to an update file after the signature is validated.

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n/a	n/a	affected `n/a`

References

http://www.ioactive.com/pdfs/Lenovo_System_Update_Multiple_Privilege_Escalations.pdf

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http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/lsu_privilege

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