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CVE-2015-2285
Published: Mar 12, 2015
Modified: Sep 17, 2024
PUBLISHED
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/.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
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n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/upstart/+bug/1425685
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20150302 upstart logrotate privilege escalation in Ubuntu Vivid (development)
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