CVE-2015-2285

Publication date 12 March 2015

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

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/.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
upstart	14.10 utopic	Not affected
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not affected
	12.04 LTS precise	Not affected
	10.04 LTS lucid	Not affected

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References

MITRE
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Other references

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/upstart/+bug/1425685
http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2015/UpstartLogrotationPrivilegeEscalation/
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Mar/7
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130587/Ubuntu-Vivid-Upstart-Privilege-Escalation.html
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-2285