CVE-2015-2285
Publication date 12 March 2015
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
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/.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| upstart | ||
| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Not affected
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References
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