CVE-2015-2234 (GCVE-0-2015-2234)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2015-05-12 19:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 05:10
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Summary
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.
Severity
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CWE
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References
Date Public
2015-04-14 00:00
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