CVE-2015-2285 (GCVE-0-2015-2285)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2015-03-12 14:00 – Updated: 2024-09-17 03:33
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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/.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/upstart… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Mar/7 | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC |
| http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2015/UpstartLogro… | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130587/Ubunt… | x_refsource_MISC |
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